Service difficulty report · Csd Drain Plug · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
May 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22752
Part
Csd Drain Plug
Part number
A7670A1
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Eng Csd
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

SAV - FL403 - THE NR 1 ENG CSD LOW PRESS LIGHT BEGAN TO BLANK AND THE FREQ WAS FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED, THE NR 1 ENG CSD WAS DISCONNECTED. THE APU WAS ON MEL AND WITH ONLY ONE POWER SOURCE, THE FLT DIVERTED TO SAV. FLT LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, MX INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENG CSD MAGNETIC CHIP DETECT AND NOTED THAT BOLTHEAD WAS BROKEN OFF. SERVICED CSD AND NOTED OIL LEAKING AT SAME LOCATION. R/R'D DRAIN PLUG ASSY ALONG WITH MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR. NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED ON REMOVED PLUG. R/R'D IN LINE FILTER. NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. SAFETY WIRED THE MENTIONED ITEMS AND RAN ENG. NO LEAKS NOTED. VOLTS AND FREQ GOOD. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)