What was found
INTO STL CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FOUND THE RT ENGINE NUMBER 2 AND 3 BEARING COMPARTMENT CARBON SEAL ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. REPLACED THE ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2002
- Submitted
- January 21, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N720TW
- Make and model
- Boeing 757231
- Aircraft serial
- 30319
- Aircraft time
- 8,733 hours, 2,879 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- Engine time
- 8,561 hours, 2,782 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Carbon Seal
- Part number
- 1B715901
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.