Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 6, 2024
Submitted
December 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29564
Aircraft time
45,872 hours, 19,336 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
350594512
Part serial
GRTF4458
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Part time
35,783 hours, 15,141 cycles
Component
Engine · Cfmint
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED DUE TO: DURING CRUISE ENGINE OIL FOR LEFT ENGINE DROPPED FROM 8 TO 5 QTS AND LOW QUANTITY INDUCATION ILLUMINATED AS WELL; AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT ELP. OPENED UP ENINGE NUMBER 1 FOUND COWLING AND GEAR BOX COVERED IN OIL RAN NUMBER 1 ENGINE AT IDLE NOTED A STEADY OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE STARTER SPLIT LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NUMBER 1 ENGINE STARTER. PER AMM 80-11-01. PERFORMED IDLE LEAK CHECK AND RAN ENGINE AT POWER WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. PER AMM 71-00-00.