Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
June 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22355
Part
Switch
Part number
1163P181
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Bypass
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 452 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM PHL, AT APPROX 5,000 FT, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE THRUST ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE IN FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 10 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER (P/N 056306-06) AND REPLACED OIL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH. ENGINE RUN CHECKS GOOD. (M)