Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 1, 2022
Submitted
September 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N786FD
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24995
Aircraft time
77,164 hours, 30,169 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
PW2037
Part serial
726534
Condition
Leaking
Location
Deoiler
Part time
66,697 hours, 25,895 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

R ENG OIL QUANTITY WENT TO 0 BY TOP OF CLIMB. PRESS WAS 180 INITIALLY. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE, EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SO WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO MCI. OIL PRESSURE FURTHER DECREASED TO 90 PSI WITH FLUCTUATIONS SO WE LEFT R ENGINE AT IDLE. 3-4 MILE FINAL OCCASIONAL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS TO RED BAND. I DIRECTED THAT WE WOULD LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING AND SHUT IT DOWN AFTER LANDING. ***EMERGENCY DECLARED*** REMOVED AND REPLACED DEOILER HOUSING O-RING IAW AMM 72-61-10-4. RAN ENGINES AT IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES AND HIGH POWER FOR 5 MIN IAW JRH. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.