Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 7772Q8

Difficulty date
September 25, 2016
Submitted
November 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776AM
Make and model
Boeing 7772Q8
Aircraft serial
28692
Aircraft time
58,029 hours, 8,223 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9094B
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
1770M98G03
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left Engine
Part time
42,592 hours, 8,086 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING APPROACH, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO 3 QTS WITH ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED LEFT ENGINE LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-823, AMM 79-00-00-200-800, FIM 79-05 TASK 809 PROCEDURE, DETECTING OIL LEAK IN THE LEFT IDG DRAIN AND LEFT GENERATOR DRAIN; SO THE LEFT IDG AND GENERATOR CARBON SEALS WERE REPLACED AND ENGINE TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 79-21-07 AND AMM 72-60-01, ALL CORRECT.

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