Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 9, 2009
Submitted
August 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26717
Aircraft time
53,525 hours, 18,667 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Compressor
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 50KTS DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. SMOKE AND OIL ODOR COMING OUT OF COCKPIT EYEBALLS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO GATE. 15 MIN IDLE RAN NR 1 ENG. NOTED: NR 1 ENG HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED DUE TO NR 5 BRG LEAKING OIL. COMPLETED POWER ASSURANCE CK ON ENG 1 AND 2. BOTH CHECKED GOOD AND NOTED ON LM1876 AT TAKE OFF POWER NO SMOKE BUT NR 1 ENG HAD SLIGHT OIL ODOR. NONE NOTED ON NR 2 ENG AT TAKE OFF POWER NO OIL ODOR AND ENGINES BLEEDS ON AND PACKS ON. COMPLETED 30 MINUTE ENG BURNOUT PROCEDURE. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM BETWEEN NR 2 AND NR 3 COMPRESSORS AND RUNNING DOWN FIXED GUIDE VAN AND TRAILING BACK TO THE 2.5 BLEED PORT. R & R ENGINE.