Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
April 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19623
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27527
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

SMOKE ENTERED THE AFT CABIN DURING TAKEOFF WITH THE ENG BLEEDS ON AND APU RUNNING. THE O2 MASKS WERE MANUALLY DEPLOYED. ACFT RETURNED AND THE SMOKE HAD STABILIZED BY LANDING TIME. A HIGH POWER ENG RUN WAS PERFORMED, SMOKE WAS DUPLICATED USING RT PACK AND RT ENG BLEED. THE NR 2 ENG WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING OIL AT COMPRESSOR CASE AND WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE RT ACM WAS REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY. A NR 2 ENG HIGH POWER RUN WAS PERFORMED TO CLEAR PNEUMATIC DUCTS OF OIL. THE O2 GENERATORS WERE REPLACED AND O2 MASKS WERE REPACKED IAW MM 35-22-11 AND 35-22-31. *S/D* TEARDOWN REVEALED A FAILED NR 3 BEARING STATIONARY AFT AIR/OIL SEAL.