Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
January 2, 2015
Submitted
January 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
29356
Aircraft time
34,298 hours, 18,194 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel System
Part time
2,774 hours, 1,260 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING RT ENG START, A FUEL & HYD LEAKS WERE DETECTED. THE PLATFORM WAS CLEANED. PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING FUEL LEAK IN THE TRANSIENT BLEED VLV DRAIN PORT. THE RT ENG WAS MOTORING AFTER IT WAS STARTED & ENG OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-71-00. NO CONFIRMING FUEL LEAK & A HYD LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE SYNC SHAFT O RINGS OF RT THRUST REVERSE. THE REVERSER WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 78-1 CAT C. THE SYNC SHAFT O RINGS OF RT THRUST REVERSE WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 78-31-04, TESTED CORRECT.