Service difficulty report · Oil Qty Xmitter · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
October 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23937
Part
Oil Qty Xmitter
Part number
41820044
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
27,442 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

STL - FLT NR 0091 - EN ROUTE FROM PIT TO SAN, NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY FELL TO ZERO AND OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PSI. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND DIVERTED TO STL WHERE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE MEL'D THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION. THE OIL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED ON THE RON. MAINTENANCE ALSO CLEANED THE CONNECTOR ON THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. RAN ENGINE AND OPS WAS NORMAL. (M)