Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
June 7, 2002
Submitted
June 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382DL
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23609
Aircraft time
40,694 hours, 31,656 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
49,226 hours, 37,713 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
49,226 hours, 37,713 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG OIL QTY SHOWED A STEADY DECREASE AS FLIGHT PROGRESSED. ULTIMATELY QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO INDICATION. OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE REMAINED STEADY IN THE NORMAL RANGE AT ALL TIMES. FOUND NR 1 ENG GARLOCK SEAL AT STARTER LEAKING. REPLACED STARTER GARLOCK SEAL REF M/M 72-61-0. RAN ENG AT TAKEOFF POWER ALL NORMAL NO LEAKS. A/C OK FOR SVC.