Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7373Q8

Difficulty date
February 7, 2000
Submitted
May 10, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73380
Make and model
Boeing 7373Q8
Aircraft serial
26309
Aircraft time
15,948 hours, 8,680 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Engine time
15,948 hours, 8,680 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN ON TAKEOFF FROM EWR. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ALL CHECK LISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL INTO THE BLEED SYSTEM. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. A FULL BURNOUT OF THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-00-01, PAGES 101-108. NO FURTHER SMOKE WAS NOTED. THE LT COALESCER BAG WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECK OF THE LT PACK WAS GOOD. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS RUN AND ALL TESTS WERE GOOD. *S/D* INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE NR 3 AFT AIR/OIL SEAL.

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