Service difficulty report · Packing · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
July 28, 2018
Submitted
July 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
29604
Aircraft time
73,751 hours, 11,958 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Part
Packing
Part number
43293
Condition
Worn
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. RETURNED PHL ACCOUNT LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT FL 350, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 29 PSI AND TURNED YELLOW. CONTINUED TO DROP OVER NEXT 40 MINUTES TO 25 PSI. RETURNED TO PHL AT LOWER ALTITUDES, PRESSURE SLOWLY ROSE TO 30. RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS 56 PSI. FOUND LEFT ENGINE OIL CAP SEAL WORN AND SPLIT. REPLACED ENGINE OIL CAP PACKING PER AMM 79-11-03-424-006-H00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST, OIL PRESSURE INDICATING SYSTEM PER AMM 79-32-00-715-001-H00. PERFORMED IDLE GROUND TEST ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES PER AMM 71-00-00-735-034-HOO. ALL INDICATIONS AND LEFT ENGINE OIL CAP LEAK CHECKS SATISFACTORY AT THIS TIME.