Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 73783N

Difficulty date
July 15, 2025
Submitted
July 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5479A
Make and model
Boeing 73783N
Aircraft serial
32578
Aircraft time
62,084 hours, 40,489 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B242
Part
Nut
Condition
Undertorqued
Location
Oil Tank
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, OIL QUANTITY IN #2 ENGINE DECREASED TO ZERO, DID NOT MOVE FROM ZERO FOR REST OF FLIGHT, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL. RETORQUED ENGINE OILTANK OIL IN COUPLING NUT IAW AMM 79-11-01, PERFORMED IDLE LEAK CHECK 3A AND PART POWER LEAK CHECK 3B IAW B737 AMM 71-00-00, NO LEAKS NOTED. EMERGENCY DECLARDED. RETORQUED ENGINE OILTANK OIL IN COUPLING NUT IAW B737 AMM 79-11-01, PERFORMED IDLE LEAK CHECK 3A AND PART POWER LEAK CHECK 3B IAW B737 AMM 71-00-00, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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