Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Boeing 7372X6C

Difficulty date
June 9, 2007
Submitted
June 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746AS
Make and model
Boeing 7372X6C
Aircraft serial
23123
Aircraft time
62,092 hours, 57,636 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2
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

NON-ETOPS FLIGHT 82 HNL - KOA - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW WAS ADVISED BY ATC THAT THERE WAS DARK SMOKE TRAILING THE NR 2 ENGINE. CREW NOTED THE OIL QUANTITY DROPPING AND RETARDED THE NR 2 THROTTLE TO IDLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 OIL CAP LOOSE AND SERVICED THE ENGINE OIL. MAINTENANCE RAN THE NR 2 ENGINE AND FOUND NO OIL LEAKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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