SDR CAL960108

Service difficulty report · Annulus Seal · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
February 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14106
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
25296
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Annulus Seal
Condition
Disrupting Seal
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
5,735 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLT 0711 - NR 1 ENGINE N1 VIBRATION MONITOR CAME UP ON SCREEN AT 37,000 FEET. YELLOW (AMBER) APPROX 2.7. QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO REDUCE VIBRATION AND NO VIBRATION FELT IN ACFT OR LEFT THROTTLE. WHEN NR 1 ENG REDUCED TO 83.5 N1, VID READ 2.5, NORMAL COLOR. ACFT DIVERTED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EICAS CHECKED AND SHOWED HIGH VIB ASSOCIATED WITH N1 FAN. FAN BLADES AND SPINNER INSPECTED. FAN BLADE ANNULUS FILLER SEALS WERE DISRUPTING AIRSEAL. AN ANNULUS SEAL REALIGNMENT PERFORMED IAW MM 72-31-13. AN ANNULUS FILLER SEAL REPAIR PERFORMED ON ALL ANNULUS FILLERS NR 1 ENG IAW ECRA 7231-01064, MOD 72-B106. T/O POWER CHK PERFORMED PER MM 71-00-00 AND MAX VIB WAS AT 1.6 UNITS.(X)