Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 22, 2017
Submitted
September 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18223
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28932
Aircraft time
61,196 hours, 21,795 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
2345149016
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Starter
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY WENT TO ZERO INFLIGHT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, THE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED. SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE STARTER BAND CLAMP BROKEN. STARTER MOVED AWAY FROM GEARBOX AND LOST THE OIL. CREW STATED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE NOT BELOW 15 PSI. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE STARTER AND INSTALLED NEW CLAMPS AND PACKINGS. IAW AMM 80-11-01-400-801-F00, AND AMM 71-00-00-800-811-F00, TEST 1 AND 3A. RAN ENGINE AT 80 PERCENT FOR 5 MINUTES AND INSPECTED. NO LEAKS NOTED AND ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE ALL NORMAL. NO OTHER LEAKS NOTED.