Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 19, 2012
Submitted
April 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25338
Aircraft time
62,148 hours, 21,756 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4B3
Engine time
4,644 hours, 1,713 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Torn
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

MIA - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TO ZERO AND OIL QUANTITY AT ZERO. LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 30 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MIA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND RADIAL DRIVE SHAFT SEAL TORN WHERE OIL LEAKED OUT AND THRUST REVERSER COWLS BURNT AT SIX O`CLOCK POSITION. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE 4/20/2012 AT MIA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.