Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
February 3, 2019
Submitted
February 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28479
Aircraft time
79,277 hours, 20,412 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DIRTY WET SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT. BEGINNING 8000' UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. SEEMED TO DISSIPATE DURING TAXI IN. PER MCC BEGAN INSPECTING NR 1 ENG LOWEST 2.5 BLEED PORT. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THERE AT ROUGHLY 7 O'CLOCK POSITION. NOTIFIED MCC. CLOSED ENGINE. NR 1 ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED.