Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
December 15, 2023
Submitted
December 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63820
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
43534
Aircraft time
32,261 hours, 11,595 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Eng Oil
Part time
32,227 hours, 11,580 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

NO 1 ENG OIL PRESS FLUCT RAPIDLY BETWEEN 32/46 PSI. BRIEFLY FLASHED YELLOW. LOCKED UNTIL WE CAN ISOLATE THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE OIL QTY INDICATION AND THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION UPON ARRIVAL , OPENED #1 ENGINE COWLING. FOUND COWLING DOORS WET. LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE THREE DRAINS FROM THE GEAR BOX. SERVICED IT WITH 2.5 QTS OF OIL. PEFORMED ENGINE RUN MULTIPLE TIMES NO OIL PRESS FLUCTUATION. REMOVED SCAVENGE FILTER, FOUND O-RING DEBRIS REF TASK 79-21-06-000-801-F00. REPLACED THE PACKINGS ON THE SPOOL VALVES OF THE LUBRICATION UNIT IAW 79-21-01-801 LUBRICATION UNIT - REPAIRS OR EC7921-01014. REINSTALLED SCAVENGE PUMP FILTER ELEMENT IAW TASK 79-21-06-400-801-F00. REMOVED AND STARTED INSTALLATION OF NEW LUBRICATION UNIT IAW 79-21-01-400-801. UP TO 3G (1) (G). ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLATION IAW AMM 79-21-400-801-F00, OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ENGINE OIL FLUSH PER AMM 12-13-11-100-801, NO DEBRIS FOUND , NO LEAKS NOTED.