Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
April 24, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft time
60,289 hours, 55,926 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER T/O, SMOKE ACCUMULATED IN THE CABIN. THE FWD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS LOCATED IN THE LAVS ACTIVATED. SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MX CARRIED OUT ENG GROUND RUNS & COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT ON GROUND. A TEST FLT ORDERED & AND IN FLT SMOKE PRESENTED IT SELF AGAIN. THROUGH T/S IN AIR IT DETERMINED THAT BY TURNING OFF THE A/C PACK ON 1 SIDE THAT SMOKE STOPPED ACCUMULATING. ACRFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. MX FOUND OIL IN AIR CON COALESOR BAG WITH AFFECTED A/C PACK INOP. ACFT FLOWN TO A NEARBY AIRPORT FOR FURTHER MX. AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK FOUND IN ENG 654717 AROUND THE C1 AND C2 BEARING. THIS OIL MADE ITS WAY TO THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM AND INTO A/C PACK.