Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
November 29, 2007
Submitted
November 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
25381
Aircraft time
44,826 hours, 32,261 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
48,549 hours, 29,634 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT AND TAXIED TO GATE. FOUND STARTER CARBON SEAL FAILED WITH AN INTERNAL LEAK ON STARTER. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE STARTER DRIVE CARBON SEAL. RAN ENGINE, NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED, ALL QUANTITIES, AND PRESSURES NORMAL.