Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
April 3, 2011
Submitted
April 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23986
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Part
Seal
Part number
9325M85G04
Part serial
724604
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
51,947 hours, 35,500 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - DURING MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOR Q5 CHECK, STRONG FUMES FORWARD OF FIRST CLASS WERE REPORTED AS TAKEOFF THRUST WAS SET. FUMES WERE THAT OF A MUSTY SMELL. TURNED LEFT PACK OFF AND RETURNED TO CLT. FUMES CONTINUED UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. OPENED WINDOWS ONCE ON GROUND. MAINTENANCE BOROSCOPED THE NR 1 ENGINE AND FOUND AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK AT THE NR 3 AIR/OIL SEAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSEMBLY.