Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 21, 2011
Submitted
January 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28144
Aircraft time
46,388 hours, 17,326 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Engine time
54,525 hours, 19,596 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

LT ENG OIL QTY EICAS, FLIGHT DIVERTED. RAN ENG JRH AND FOUND LEAK AT THE NR 3 BEARING THERMOCOUPLE. REPLACED THE O-RING AND REINSTALLED THERMOCOUPLE. CLEANED AFFECTED AREAS AND RAN ENG IAW JRH, ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL AND NO LEAKS NOTED.