SDR ABXA070183

Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
June 17, 2007
Submitted
June 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748AX
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22225
Aircraft time
69,789 hours, 32,786 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A2
Engine time
61,442 hours, 29,885 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
7755503
Part serial
OR20555
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
28 hours, 10 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OUT OF SJO EN ROUTE TO MIA, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY STARTED TO DECREASE. THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO GCM. CREW PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND MAINTAINED GOOD OIL PRESSURE. DID NOT HAVE TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BUT DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED STARTER AND FOUND O-RING CUT DUE TO A BURR ON THE STARTER THRUST LINK. REMOVED SHARP EDGE OF BURR AS REQUIRED. INSTALLED NEW PACKING AND REPLACED STARTER IAW AMM 80-11-01 AS PRECAUTION. SERVICED OIL TANK AS PER AMM 12-13-01. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN-UP FOR 10 MINUTES. NO LEAKS NOTED AS PER B767 AMM 71-00-00. (LEFT ENGINE)