Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 3, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
28452
Aircraft time
26,969 hours, 4,338 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
29,354 hours, 4,664 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENG START FLT ATTDS REPORTED FUMES AND ODOR IN THE CABIN. PILOTS NOTICED SMELL AFTER COCKPIT DOOR WAS OPENED. JFK MAINT FOUND OIL LEAK LT ENGINE NR 1 BEARING SEAL AREA. FOUND OIL DRIPPING IN THE NR 1 INLET. REPLACED NR 1 BEARING SEAL SEAT AND CARBON SEAL ASSY. PER DAJIC M522. RAN ENG PER PFHB NO DEFECTS NOTED. ETOPS CATEGORY 'E': PROBLEMS WITH SYSTEMS CRITICAL TO ETOPS.