Service difficulty report · Oil Quantity Ind · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
May 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22869
Part
Oil Quantity Ind
Part number
393020003
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
36,360 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GSO - FL1267 - ON CLIMB-OUT FOR GSO AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 FEET, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY GAUGE SLOWLY DROPPED TO ZERO. CREW CALLED GSO TOWER AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD. AS THE FLIGHT GOT CLOSER TO GSO, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY GAUGE STARTED TO CLIMB BACK TO 1. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY INDICATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)