Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
April 27, 1999
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Aircraft time
40,449 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1163P181
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Oil System
Part time
9,715 hours
Component
Engine Oil Press · Pwa · JT8D17A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON IN CRUISE. THROTTLE BACK, LIGHT REMAINED ON. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. MEL 79-02 WAS COMPLIED WITH. THE OIL FILTER WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND CLEAN. THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. (X)