Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
March 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22018
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
O-Ring
Part number
2043V74775
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J, W
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PHL - FL 1243, DURING CLIMB AT 10,000 FEET, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY DROPPED RAPIDLY TO ZERO, FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE AND A RISE IN OIL TEMPERATURE. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 22 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BUSHING O-RING ON THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER HOUSING LEAKING/DEFECTIVE. REPLACED SAME ALONG WITH O-RING, P/N'S RD3018 AND MS29513-030 AND ENGINE OIL FILTER P/N 056306-06. SERVICED ENGINE OIL AND RAN ENGINE. NO LEAKS NOTED. (M)