Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
November 20, 2021
Submitted
November 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6706Q
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30422
Aircraft time
70,513 hours, 26,510 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

SHIP 6706 BURNT OIL SMELL/MUSTY SOCK ODOR COMING FROM CONDITIONED AIR, BEGAN ON CLIMB OUT AT 12,000 FT AND PERSISTED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: T/S BY RUNNING APU AND OPERATING L PACK PER B757 FIM 21-00. NO SMELL PRESENT. INSPECTED INSIDE 2.5 BLEED VALVE. NO LEAK. DETECTED. B757 AMM 73-32. REMOVED BORO PLUG AP1 FROM #1 ENG SN 726679 COMPRESSOR BLADE THAN AP-1 AND AREA BY 2.5 BLEED - NO EVIDENCE OF OIL FOUND. INSTALLED BORO PLUG AP1 ON THE #1 ENG BORO INSPECTED 2.5 BLEED AREA @ 6:00 POSITION #1 ENG, FOUND OIL WETTING IN TRANSITION AREA @ 6:00 POSITION. INSPECTED LEFT ECS DUCTS NO OIL FOUND. REPLACED NBR3 BEARING REAR CARBON SEAL. C/W ON AMDS CARD. PERFORMED VIBE SURVEY PER B757 AMM 71-00 VIBES WITHIN LIMITS. (7942474)