What was found
AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO AN OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ON. THE NR 1 BEARING FAILED. FOUND HEAVY SPALLING OF THE OUTER RACE. APPEARS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N588UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 26717
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 1B5179
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Nr 1
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.