Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
February 3, 2001
Submitted
March 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22806
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
6984301
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 2826 - EN ROUTE FROM MCO TO BOS, THE NR 2 ENGINE CSD HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION ON THE CSD TEMPERATURE GAUGE. CREW DISCONNECTED THE NR 2 ENGINE CSD AND STARTED THE APU. CREW THEN RECEIVED AN APU LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WITH AN APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. OPS CHECK OF APU GOOD. ALSO, FOUND THE NR 2 CSD OIL LEVEL LOW AND A MISSING PLUG. REFILLED OIL AND REPLUGGED CASE ON NR 2 CSD. RESET CSD AND OPS CHECKED. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)