Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 1, 2011
Submitted
October 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30221
Aircraft time
40,496 hours, 8,735 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER SENSOR FAULT MESSAGE. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH PER EG6190 PER MM. BUT AFTER 2 STATIC ENGINE RUN STILL LEAKING OIL. REPLACED ENGINE OIL SWITCH AN O-RING PLATE FOUND GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING ON PMA. REPLACED SEAL CHECKED GOOD.