Service difficulty report · Packing · Boeing 737705

Difficulty date
March 24, 2011
Submitted
April 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852AM
Make and model
Boeing 737705
Aircraft serial
33787
Aircraft time
23,306 hours, 12,193 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
M832481161
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING RT ENGINE START, SMOKE WAS DETECTED AROUND COWLING AND MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED A REVISION DETECTING HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE COUPLING OF STARTER WITH GEARBOX; SO THE PREFORMED PACKING BETWEEN STARTER AND GEARBOX WERE REPLACED IAW MM 80-11-02, TESTED CORRECT.