What was found
FLIGHT DIVERTED WITH A FUEL ODOR ON THE FLIGHT DECK. FOUND CARBON SEAL FAILED AT NR 3 BEARING, OIL WETTING OF AREA. REPLACED NR 1 ENG, PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2008
- Submitted
- April 17, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N595UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28748
- Aircraft time
- 40,690 hours, 11,296 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Carbon Seal
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.