What happened
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Narrative: united airlines flight #UAL18, aircraft #N601UA, departed lax enroute to jfk on 02/07/97. During level flight #2 engine oil pressure dropped from 55 to 30 PSI. The engine was shut down and ATC notified. The flight crew was instructed by ATC to divert to mci where an unscheduled landing was made with no further incident. United air lines mechanics from chicago and denver were dispatched to determine cause. An excessive amount of oil was discovered around #2 engine breather cowl. Further examination found the gear box and de-oiler defective. Both components were replaced. The operational check performed on #2 engine was normal and the aircraft was properly released back to service. This incident (CE97ICM0038) is considered closed with the submittal of this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #UAL18, AIRCRAFT #N601UA, DEPARTED LAX ENROUTE TO JFK ON 02/07/97. DURING LEVEL FLIGHT #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM 55 TO 30 PSI. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND ATC NOTIFIED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO DIVERT TO MCI WHERE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UNITED AIR LINES MECHANICS FROM CHICAGO AND DENVER WERE DISPATCHED TO DETERMINE CAUSE. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS DISCOVERED AROUND #2 ENGINE BREATHER COWL. FURTHER EXAMINATION FOUND THE GEAR BOX AND DE-OILER DEFECTIVE. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED ON #2 ENGINE WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT (CE97ICM0038) IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS REPORT.
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