Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 14, 2025
Submitted
July 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N895NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31149
Aircraft time
38,030 hours, 16,433 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B20
Engine time
64,539 hours, 27,287 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STRONG SMELL ON TAKEOFF ROLL, SIMILAR TO DIRTY SOCKS. NOTICABLE AT 40% N1, BECAME WORSE AS WE INCREASED THRUST. EVIDENCE OF OIL WAS FOUND ON THE STAGE 3 BOOSTER BLADES AND EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT COKING WAS PRESENT ON THE STAGE 4 GUIDE VANES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 2 ENGINE ASSEMBLY. PER J/C 08L40072003.