Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 767201

Difficulty date
May 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648US
Make and model
Boeing 767201
Aircraft serial
23900
Engine
Ge CF680C2B2
Part
O-Ring
Part number
43293
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 12 - EN ROUTE PHL-MAD, AT APPROXIMATELY 50W LONGITUDE, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THAT THE QTY WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 13 AND 14. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD O-RING ON THE LEFT ENGINE OIL CAP AND REPLACED IT. (M)