Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 23, 2007
Submitted
July 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24803
Aircraft time
81,081 hours, 12,250 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
69,944 hours, 11,357 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
69,944 hours, 11,357 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENG OIL LOSS IN 2 HOURS INDICATION WENT FROM 11 DOWN TO3. ABOUT 20 MINS LATER DROPPED TO 2. CHANGING THROTTLE SETTING AND EICAS COMPUTERS, NO HELP. RETURNING TO JFK. OPENED NR 1 ENG PRESSURIZED GEARBOX THROUGH BREATHER. FOUND LEAKING FROM IDG CARBON SEAL NEEDS NEW CARBON SEAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED IDG CARBON SEAL PER AMM. RAN ENG AT T/O PWR. PERFORMED ENG LEAK CK. NO LEAKS FOUND. IDG OPS OK. CHIP DETECTORS OK.