Service difficulty report · Oil Temp Bulb · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
June 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22443
Part
Oil Temp Bulb
Part number
10200002
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 951 - CLIMBING OUT ORF THROUGH FL180, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP STARTED TO CLIMB INTO RED RADIAL. THE CAPT SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENG IN FLT AND DIVERTED TO BWI. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MX INSPECTED OIL TEMPERATURE CONNECTOR AND REPLACED THE OIL TEMPERATURE BULB. RAN ENGINE AT HIGH POWER FOR APPROX 20 MINS. OIL TEMPERATURE READS NORMAL. LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)