Service difficulty report · Csd · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
October 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22797
Part
Csd
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, H, W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FL 2247 - EN ROUTE PIT TO MCO OVER CLT CLIMBING FROM FL 280 TO FL 310, CREW NOTICED THE NR 1 GENERATOR DRIVE OIL TEMP INDICATED HIGH IN THE 'IN' POSITION. FREQUENCY/VOLTS WERE NORMAL. AT FL 310, NR 1 GENERATOR DRIVE WENT OFF SCALE HIGH AND THE HIGH OIL TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE NR 1 BUS ON LINE BECAUSE THE NR 2 BUS WAS BEING POWERED BY THE APU DUE TO THE NR 2 GENERATOR CSD BEING INOP AND ON MEL. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 CSD OIL WAS OVERSERVICED BY 1.5 QTS. DRAINED OIL TO PROPER LEVEL AND RAN ENGINE. OPS CHECK GOOD. OIL LEVEL CHECKED GOOD AFTER ENGINE RUN. (M)