Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
May 10, 2015
Submitted
May 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32381
Aircraft time
51,399 hours, 12,613 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4B3
Part
Seal
Condition
Debonded
Location
Engine Spinner
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CRUISE, LT ENG VIBRATION INCREASED TO 4.1 AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. BRINGING THROTTLE TO NEAR IDLE BROUGHT INDICATIONS IN LIMITS. RECEIVED EICAS MSG, L ENG VIB, L ENG BB. FOUND SPINNER SEALS DISBONDED FROM SPINNER. R & R SPINNER IAW AMM 72-35-01. PERFORMED VIBRATION SURVEY TEST IAW AMM 71-00-00. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.