Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 16, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
75,957 hours, 22,004 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
63,288 hours, 21,923 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
63,288 hours, 21,923 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK NR 2 ENG. NR 2 ENGINE RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, NO LEAKS NOTED. ONE HOUR AFTER HIGH POWER BAG CHECK. IDG DRIVE PAD DRAIN STARTED LEAKING 60 DROPS PER MIN STATIC. DRAINED IDG AND STARTED DISCONNECTING FOR REMOVAL. REPLACED DRIVE SEAL AND RAN ENGINE AT IDLE, NO LEAKS NOTED AFTER RUN. DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION TRENDING UP. AIRCRAFT TO REMAIN NON-ETOPS FOR AT LEAST 4 OIL SERVICES OR A POSITIVE FIX. NOTIFY DISPATCH FOR DEFERRAL. DUE TO IDG DRIVE SEAL AND DEOILER SEAL REPLACED ON NR 2 ENG, ACFT TO REMAIN NON-ETOPS AS STATED IN ABOVE TEXT.