Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
August 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23984
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
UA5385512
Condition
Failed
Location
Csd
Part time
20,506 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BNA - FLT 1514 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT-MCI, CAPT NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD OIL TEMPERATURE READ HIGH AT 160 DEGREES. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DISCONNECTED THE CSD THEN TRIED TO BRING APU ON LINE AT FL350 BUT WAS UNABLE. TRIED AGAIN AT FL310, BUT WAS STILL UNABLE. DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO NEAREST AIRPORT WHICH WAS BNA DUE TO BEING DOWN TO ONE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD OIL COOLER. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE CSD PER MM AS PRECAUTIONARY. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. APU WAS PLACED ON MEL. NO REPEAT ITEMS. (M)