Service difficulty report · Oil Presssw · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
July 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23989
Part
Oil Presssw
Part number
21SN04211A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Eng
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CLT - FL 2127 - AT CRUISE, PRIOR TO DESCENT, THE NR 2 ENG OILPRESSURE INDICATED ZERO. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE NR 2 ENGOIL PRESSURE SHOWED ZERO FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS BEFORE IT WAS PLACED AT IDLE.THREE MINUTES LATER, SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE FOR CAUTION REASONS. ANEMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHERINCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES. MAINTENANCEREPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER.OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. INSPECTION OF ENGINE AFTER SHUTDOWN SHOWED NODEFECTS. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS CHECKED NORMAL. (M)