Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
April 29, 2016
Submitted
June 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
32796
Aircraft time
47,509 hours, 16,665 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Part
Gasket
Part number
J1215P17
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
47,326 hours, 17,042 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO DURING CRUISE AT 370 FL, THE EICAS MESSAGE OF ENGINE FLAMEOUT AND LT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE QRH 7.18 PROCEDURE WITH 2 INTENTS OF LT ENGINE START AND NOT INCREASE OF EGT, CONFIRMING THE FAILURE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED LT ENGINE INSPECTION CHECK IAW AMM 71-00-00 AND TEST 3A-IDLE POWER LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-801-F00, DETECTING THE LT HMU GASKET SEAL DAMAGED. THE LT HMU GASKET SEAL WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 73-21-10. LT ENGINE START WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-808-F00, NO FUEL LEAKS WERE FOUND, TESTED CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE ACFT LANDING WITH 62,000 KILOGRAMS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LANDING WEIGHT IS 65,266 KILOGRAMS.

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