Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
September 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Line
Part number
UL19820
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
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) AT FL 350, THE FLIGHT CREW HAD INDICATION OF SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK. NO SMOKE WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN AND ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED. AT 10,000 FEET, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WAS READING 8, OIL TEMPERATURE 135, OIL PRESSURE 57 PSI AND THE OIL FILTER ECAS MESSAGE CAME ON. THE NR 1 ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. NORMAL LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE FOUND THE INTERCONNECTING OIL TUBE BROKEN INSIDE THE NR 3 MODULE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.