Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Boeing 757230

Difficulty date
November 13, 2020
Submitted
November 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688SL
Make and model
Boeing 757230
Aircraft serial
25140
Aircraft time
95,446 hours, 24,597 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Engine time
64,745 hours, 21,041 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Idg
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

DISCREPANCY: "RT GEN DRIVE" EICAS MESSAGE (AIR RETURN). CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND "RT IDG LOW OIL PRESS" ON BPCU. EXAMINED DPI, NOT EXTENDED. RE-CONNECTED IDG AND PERFORMED IDG OIL SERVICING, PER AMM 12-13-03, AND FOUND OIL LEAK FROM B-NUTS ON IDG. TIGHTENED B-NUTS AND RAN ENGINE AND OPERATIONS CHECK OK, IAW AMM 24-11-00.