Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
May 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22758
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Oil Filter
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCO - FLT 682 - EN ROUTE TO CLT AT FL270, CAPTAIN REPORTED LOST OIL PRESSURE AND OIL QTY ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND 35 PSI AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED MCO. THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL COOLER AND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. REPLACED O-RING AND FERRULE AT THE OIL COOLER AND REPLACED THE BUSHING O-RING AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. RUN UP AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)