Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737277

Difficulty date
August 3, 2004
Submitted
August 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178AW
Make and model
Boeing 737277
Aircraft serial
22645
Aircraft time
66,213 hours, 52,427 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
ST104Z
Part serial
2516
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nr 1 Eng Oil
Part time
23,645 hours, 17,867 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT OF LAS EN ROUTE FOR SFO AT FL 190 NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 10 PSI, FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE, TURNED BACK TO LAS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW BMM 79-032-011-4, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF OIL PRESSURE INDICATING SYSTEM WAS GOOD. VENDORS INCOMING FUNCTIONAL TEST OF OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER S/N 2516 CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL FOR ERRATIC OPERATION. DISASSEMBLY OF UNIT FOUND SYNCHRO BRUSHES BURNT, ARBOR TEETH WORN, AND A DEFECTIVE SOLDER STRIP. REPLACED DEFECTIVE PARTS AND OVERHAULED UNIT IAW CMM 31-59-1.