Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
June 12, 2006
Submitted
June 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
26268
Aircraft time
40,302 hours, 15,184 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
23,176 hours, 15,757 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW2037
Part serial
727137
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left
Part time
23,176 hours, 15,757 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ARRIVAL, CAPTAIN REPORTED AIRCRAFT FLEW WITH REDUCED THRUST 1.5 HRS DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY INDICATION (3QTS) IN LT ENG. MX DETECTED AN OIL LEAK THRU OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND CORRECTED THE LEAK. SERVICED ENG 12 QTS, RAN ENG. NO DISCREPANCIES REPORTED. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS ABOUT OIL INDICATIONS, A PERIODIC INSPECTION OF LT ENG CHIPS DETECTORS, REVEALED MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN MASTER CHIP DETECTOR (15%), IN MAIN GEAR BOX (15%), NR 5 BEARING (FULL) AS WELL IN MAIN OIL FILTER & CONTAINER. LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED, ALL CORRECT. FDR WAS REMOVED AND DATA PROCESSED IN-HOUSE. ASSOCIATED ENGINE PARAMETERS FOR THE PREVIOUS FLIGHTS WERE FOUND WITHIN LIMITS.

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