Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 19, 2018
Submitted
October 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30087
Aircraft time
53,282 hours, 21,986 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Starter
Part number
35059459
Part serial
GRTA30920
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO ON DESCENT. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DISCREPANCY IN OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE STARTER WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE OIL LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE STARTER AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.