Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
November 22, 2003
Submitted
December 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24663
Aircraft time
38,773 hours, 27,959 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Warning System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Eng Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DIVERTED TO LAX DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT. R & R OIL TEMP BULB AND EIS. SHOP TESTS SHOWED BOTH COMPONENTS WERE WELL WITHIN SHOP TEST SPECIFICATIONS. ALSO, ACCOMPLISHED WIRE CHECK ON THE OIL TEMP BULB CIRCUIT WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. NO ABSOLUTE CAUSE FOUND. POSSIBLE DIRTY CONNECTOR ON THE TEMP BULB CIRCUIT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PRIOR TO THE IFSD EVENT ECM SHOWED AND INCREASE OF 10-20 DEGREES IN ECM TREND IN PREVIOUS DAYS FLIGHT (STILL WAY BELOW FLAG LIMITS) . AFTER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACE OIL TEMP NORMALIZED BACK TO WERE IT WAS.