Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
September 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14233
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft serial
19887
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE WAS TWO KNOBS AHEAD OF NR 2 WITH CLIMB POWER SET OUT OF MSP. THE SPLIT INCREASED TO ABOUT 3 KNOBS DIFFERENCE AS CLIMB PROGRESSED. FUEL FLOW WAS ABOUT 2000 LBS HIGHER ON NR 1 FOR SAME ENGINE PARAMETERS AT ABOUT 31,000 FT. THE NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO SPOOL DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. THE A/C WAS DIVERTED TO ORD WHERE IT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MX RAN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM OIL COOLER TO P/D VALVE LINE AT P/D FITTING. ALL SEALS AND RETAINERS FOR P/D VALVE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 73-12-1. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AT HIGH POWER WITH OPERATION CHECKING GOOD AND NO LEAKS DETECTED.