Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
February 9, 2000
Submitted
April 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22867
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine G/B
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

TYS - FLT 2700 - EN ROUTE FROM BWI TO MSY, AT FL350, A PASSENGER SEATED AFT OF THE NR 2 ENGINE ADVISED FLIGHT ATTENDANT OF AN OIL LEAK ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN WALKED TO BACK OF CABIN AND SAW A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE INBOARD SIDE OF NR 2 ENGINE COVERED IN OIL. CAPTAIN RETURNED TO COCKPIT, MONITORED OIL QTY AND ELECTED TO DIVET TO TYS. FLT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO ENGINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. AS AIRCRAFT PARKED AT THE GATE, OIL QTY FOR NR 2 ENGINE WENT TO ZERO. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE N2 GEARBOX SPLIT LINE LEAKING ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. RETORQUED N2 GEARBOX SPLIT LINE NUTS PER MM 72-60, PATE 401. SERVICED ENGINE WITH