Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26697
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Part number
1B5129
Condition
Spalled
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATION ILLUMINATED AND OIL TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND QUANTITY REMAINED NORMAL. OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO RISE AND THEN DROPPED TO ZERO. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, TEMP AND QUANTITY REMAINED STEADY. GROUND INSPECTION FOUND METAL IN THE SCREEN AND ON CHIP DETECTORS. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SHOP FOUND NUMBER ONE BEARING SPALLED.