Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 767383

Difficulty date
February 6, 2021
Submitted
February 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226CY
Make and model
Boeing 767383
Aircraft serial
26554
Aircraft time
88,695 hours, 17,589 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

LEFTENGINE OIL LEAK, CREW NOTICED OIL QUANTITY DECREASE BACK TO BLOCK, AIRCRAFT GROUNDED BY MAINTENANCE. OIL LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE RESULT OF OIL CAP NOT BEING INSTALLED CORRECTLY. OIL CAP SECURED AND ENGINE RAN TO VERIFY NO LEAKAGE. NO LEAKAGE, AIRCRAFT RELEASED.