What was found
LEFT ENGINE OIL TANK CAP PACKING DEFECTIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED BAD PACKING AND INSTALLED NEW PACKING. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2016
- Submitted
- July 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N538AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 41188
- Aircraft time
- 16,328 hours, 4,756 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27
- System (JASC)
- 7910 · Engine Oil Storage (Airframe Furnished)
- Part
- Packing
- Part number
- M832481226
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Eng Oil Tank
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.