Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 28, 2023
Submitted
January 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44105
Aircraft time
27,820 hours, 8,800 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
3401555040
Condition
Leaking
Location
#1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
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. ENGINE POWER RUN REQUIRED. GROUNDED - YES. BAGGED APPLICABLE OIL DRAIN LINES FOR POWER RUN. DURING PART POWER RUN, DISCOVERED LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL COMING OUT OF N2 DRIVE PAD DRAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED N2 DRIVE PAD SEAOL SEAL, REF B737-900 AMM 72-60-00, LEAK CHECK GOOD. WHILE PERFORMING LEAK CHECK ON N2 DRIVE PAD SEALOL, DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM IDG PAD DRAIN OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED IDG PAD SEALOL, REF AMM 72-60-00. COMPLETED IDG PAD SEALOL LEAK CHECK PER AMM 71-71-00-200-801-F00. LEAK CHECK GOOD.