Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 29, 2022
Submitted
July 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
30,917 hours, 9,775 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Gasket
Part number
3401794010
Condition
Leaking
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

#1 ENGINE OIL TREND DATA SHOWS OIL CONSUMPTION CONTINUES TO BE GREATER THAN EXPECTED. ENGINE POWER RUN REQUIRED RECOMMEND SEA ONLY. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED AFT SUMP OIL SYSTEM INSPECTION PER MM 79-00-00 AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK NOTING A LARGE AMOUNT OF COKING AT THE TRF INTERFACE FOR THE OIL SUPPLY AND SCAVANGE TUBES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE BOTTOM 2 INCHES OF THE TRF OIL INLET COVER GASKET EXTRUDING FROM BELOW COVER AND OIL IN THE OIL SUPPLY LINE STRUT, ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY COKING IN THE CAVITY. REPLACED THE OIL INLET COVER AND GASKET REF B737-900 AMM 72-56-00, REPLACED THE OIL SUPPLY TUBE REF AMM 72-56-00, AND CLEANED THE CAVITY. LK CK GOOD.