Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 16, 2002
Submitted
October 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24229
Aircraft time
42,803 hours, 22,380 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Transmitter
Part number
41820044
Part serial
8904457
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
39,181 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DIVERTED EN ROUTE WHEN ENGINE NR 2 OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOWED 0 PSI. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. IT WAS REPLACED AND SENT TO THE SHOP FOR TESTING. THE TRANSMITTER FAILED SHOP TEST AND WAS SCRAPPED.