Service difficulty report · Plug · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 17, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24603
Aircraft time
65,714 hours, 22,662 cycles
Part
Plug
Condition
Defective
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PLS - INFLIGHT STT-MIA. CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE LOSS. LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 25 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED PLS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO MIA. REPLACED CORE PLUG ON BOTTOM OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BUTTOCK LINE.