Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
May 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981UA
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21546
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Tube
Part number
719336
Condition
Bent
Location
Gearbox
Stage of operation
UK
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL250, NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE QUADRANT STARTED TO RATTLE, ENGINE HESITATED, OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON, OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO AND ENGINE SEIZED. *S/D* THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS OIL STARVATION OF THE NR 2 AND NR 3 BEARINGS. THE OIL STARVATION WAS DIRECTLY CAUSED BY A MISALIGNED OIL TRANSFER TUBE. IMPROPER ALIGNMENT CAUSED OIL TO GO BACK INTO THE GEARBOX. THE MM REQUIRES THAT AN AIR FLOW CHECK BE COMPLETED AFTER THE GEARBOX HAS BEEN MOUNTED TO THE ENGINE TO ENSURE THAT THE OIL TRANSFER TUBE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE MM HAS BEEN REVISED WITH AN ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATION AND TIP ON HOW TO PROPERLY CHECK FOR THE TRANSFER TUBE INSTALLATION.