Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
July 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24872
Aircraft time
71,887 hours, 26,940 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Worn
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

APPROX 50 MIN INTO FLT, LT ENGINE OIL QTY WAS ZERO. OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLT DIVERTED. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF OIL SYSTEM. FOUND CHIP DETECTOR LAYING IN COWLING AND PUDDLE OF OIL IN COWLING, LEAKING STATICALLY FROM ANGLE GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR PORT. INSPECTED ALL CHIP DETECTORS PER MM. NO METAL OR DEBRIS FOUND ON ANY DETECTOR. REMOVED MAIN OIL FILTER PER MM. NO METAL FOUND. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER PER MM. RAN ENGINE OIL FILTER AND N2 DRIVE PORT COVER LEAK CHECK OK, NO LEAKS FOUND. FOUND LOCKING SLOTS WORN THRU. SAFETIED CHIP DETECTOR TO BOSS. REPLACED ANGLE GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR HOUSING AND PROBE. RAN ENGINE, NO LEAKS FOUND.