Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 23, 2022
Submitted
October 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
55,213 hours, 16,486 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
O-Ring
Part number
J221P156
Condition
Torn
Location
#1 Eng Eec Alter
Stage of operation
NR
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 TO GREATER THAN EXPECTED. GROUNDED - YES. COMPLIED WITH ALL STEPS OF TSR AND ONLY LEAKAGE NOTED WAS SEEPAGE AT BASE OF EEC ALTERNATOR, (1 TO 2 DROPS PER 10 MINUTES). REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE EEC ALTERNATOR O RING PER B737-800 AMM 73-21-08. LEAK CHECKED AND OPS CHECKED. NO CURRENT EEC FAULTS FOUND. FOUND OLD O-RING TORN, HARD AND RIGID. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.