Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
December 12, 2001
Submitted
December 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
84,402 hours, 33,732 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
36,148 hours, 14,887 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CFM562C1
Part serial
692325
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
11,371 hours, 5,455 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM JFK TO BDL. WHEN LEFT AIR CONDITION PACK WAS TURNED ON SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE VENTS. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE PACK AND THE SMOKE SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN NOTICE A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE REMAINED NORMAL. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO BDL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS LOW ON OIL. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTS DISCREPANCIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NR 3 STATIONARY AFT AIR/OIL SEAL. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW WHEN MADE AVAILABLE.

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