Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
December 26, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33787
Aircraft time
22,417 hours, 11,721 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
3051157090
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
22,428 hours, 11,725 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE, THE RT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED AND THE OIL QUANTITY REACHED 1 QUARTER DURING DESCENT, SO FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 7.21 AND 7.14 PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK MX PERFORMED RT ENGINE RUN, DETECTING OIL LEAK IN THE IDG GEARBOX CARBON SEAL. THE RT ENGINE IDG GEARBOX CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED IAW MM 72-60-00 AND OPS TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.