Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737522

Difficulty date
December 19, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933UA
Make and model
Boeing 737522
Aircraft serial
26659
Aircraft time
45,937 hours, 33,038 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
54,650 hours, 36,067 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
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

STRONG ENGINE OIL ODOR NOTICED IN COCKPIT DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. WITH PACKS OFF NR 1 ENGINE RUNNING, RIGHT AFTER NR 2 ENGINE START, GOT STRONG OIL ODOR IN COCKPIT. PACKS STILL OFF. RAN PACKS AND OIL ODOR WENT AWAY. BEFORE ENGINE RUN, RAN PACKS, NO ODOR NOTED IN AIR CON. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUN TO CLEAN OUT OIL IN SYSTEM AND REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. ODOR OCCURRED AGAIN 2 FLTS OUT. LT ENG OIL QTY FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 81 % AND 100 % IN CRUISE. FOUND OIL WETTING IN GAS PATH OF NR 1 ENG. ENGINE REPLACED. RAN ENG AT POWER FOR 30 MINUTES, NO OIL QTY FLUCTUATION NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFUL NR1 ENGINE BLEED SHIFT TEST.