Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 21, 2011
Submitted
June 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28145
Aircraft time
48,326 hours, 17,890 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
8D1453
Part serial
962180
Condition
Faulty
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED T/O AT 110 KNOTS DUE TO RT ENG OIL PRSR IND. R ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT AND EICAS ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF. REPLACED SWITCH PER MM. ACCOMPLISH LEAK AND OP CHECK OF NR 2 ENG LOW OIL PRESS WARNING SWITCH. ACP RUN UP TEST FAILED FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT TILL 103 PSI; PER MM ITEM 2 C5 SHOULD BE OUT BY 80 PSI MAX. CHECKED R ENG LO OIL PRESS CIRCUIT WITH JUMPER WIRE AT PRESS SW CONNECTOR, PINS 1 & 2 (WDM 79-33-11). LOW OIL PRESS WARNING IND CHECKED OKAY. REPLACED LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH. LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING SWITCH BENCH TESTED GOOD. BENCH TESTED MAIN OIL TRANSMITTER FAILED BENCH TEST. PER SAMC NEED TO REPLACE MAIN OIL TRANSMITTER AND FLEX HOSE FROM TOP OF MAIN OIL TRANSMITTER TO THE TOP OF THE LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. FLEX LINE IN R-6 LEADS DESK. REPLACED NR 2 OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER PER MM. ALSO REPLACED ALL FLEX HOSES TO TRANSMITTER AND LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH.