Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 2, 2018
Submitted
January 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
40762
Aircraft time
21,780 hours, 8,647 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
3404028010
Part serial
YE0250853
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Engine Oil
Component
CFM567B7B3
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
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

CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 436 KNOTS, LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION BEGAN TO INDICATE OIL QUANTITY LOSS. EMERGENCY DECLARED, CAPTAIN STARTED THE APU AND SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES ON SINGLE ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ENGINE SHOWED NO OIL LEAKS. REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 79-31-01 AND ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED.