Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
November 24, 2000
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23882
Part
Transmitter
Part number
41820044
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
28,428 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 80 - EN ROUTE FROM PIT TO PHL, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 20 PSI, THEN TO RED RADIAL. OIL TEMPERATURE AND OIL QUANTITY WERE BOTH NORMAL. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, SHUT DOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE IN FLIGHT AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. CREW NOTED THAT LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT LANDED AT PHL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 20 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)