Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
October 26, 2016
Submitted
December 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35312
Aircraft time
11,579 hours, 1,537 cycles
Engine
GENX1B70P2
Part
Seal
Part number
J1438P125
Condition
Leaking
Location
Gearbox
Part time
11,895 hours, 1,578 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AND THE EO 8772004 ISSUED TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER GEARBOX (TGB) ON BOTH ENGINES, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED OIL LEAK IN RIGHT TGB SLEEVE; SO THE RIGHT TGB SLEEVE SEALS WERE REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G72-01-00A-520A-A AND TEST 4 PART POWER LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G71-00-00-13A-364A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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