Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 20, 2017
Submitted
March 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N832NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33521
Aircraft time
22,484 hours, 8,817 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 38,000, FT OIL QUANTITY ON THE NR 1 ENGINE DROPPED TO ZERO, OIL PRESSURE WAS IN AND OUT. WHEN PRESSURE DECREASED TO RED LINE, CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND FLEW ON ONE ENGINE FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL ARRIVAL. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR IAW AMM 79-21-05. INSPECTED ENGINE AFTER IN-FLIGHT. WINDMILLING IAW AMM 71-00-00. FOUND STARTER SEAL LEAKING AND REPLACED LT ENGINE STARTER SEAL IAW AMM 80-11-01. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.