Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
July 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22018
Part
Switch
Part number
1163P181
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
2,057 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOS - FLT 921 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BOS, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER (P/N 056306-06). NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH. RAN ENGINE. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (X)