Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
February 4, 2006
Submitted
February 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21345
Aircraft time
55,192 hours, 39,919 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
47,207 hours, 39,142 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D17
Part serial
655376
Condition
Activated
Location
Nr 1
Part time
47,207 hours, 39,142 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 737 FROM MMMY TO TOL. WHILE CLIMBING THRU 10,000 FEET NUMBER ONE ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO LRD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN OIL SCREEN. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY WERE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS, CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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