Service difficulty report · Elbow · Boeing 737214

Difficulty date
October 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460AT
Make and model
Boeing 737214
Aircraft serial
20158
Part
Elbow
Part number
201575
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI/MCO - FLT 823 - DURING CRUISE POWER, OIL QUANTITY ON NR 1 ENGINE DROPPED TO .6 GALLONS WITH PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE NORMAL. REDUCED RPM TO IDLE AND DIVERTED TO BNA WHERE A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. MECHANICS INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE AND FOUND DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESSURE LINE LEAKING AT ACCESSORY GEARBOX. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THREADED INSERT FOR THE PRESSURE LINE FITTING HAD BECOME LOOSE. REPLACED THREADED INSERT IN DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESSURE LINE BOSS IAW PWJT8D ENGINE MANUAL 72-61-01 (REPAIR NR 5 PAGES 902-908) AND STANDARD PRACTICES. SERVICED OIL. RAN ENGINE, FOUND NO LEAKS, RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)