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Attributes | |
ACN | 369652 |
Time | |
Date | 199705 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | other personnel other |
Qualification | other other : other |
ASRS Report | 369652 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ZZZ technician changed oil filters on left and right engines, ran engines for leak check per maintenance manual. Found line leaking at fuel oil cooler on left engine, right engine no leaks noted. Tightened line at fuel oil cooler and re-safetied fitting. Ran left engine, no leaks noted. Lost oil pressure and quantity en route, ZZZ-XXX. Shut left engine down, diverted to BBB. Replaced seal on line at left engine fuel oil cooler fitting. Found old seal torn. Also technician also changed left engine oil filter seal. Seals sent to engineering for evaluation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 DIVERTED DUE TO A LOSS OF #1 ENG OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY CAUSED BY A TORN OIL COOLER LINE SEAL.
Narrative: ZZZ TECHNICIAN CHANGED OIL FILTERS ON L AND R ENGS, RAN ENGS FOR LEAK CHK PER MAINT MANUAL. FOUND LINE LEAKING AT FUEL OIL COOLER ON L ENG, R ENG NO LEAKS NOTED. TIGHTENED LINE AT FUEL OIL COOLER AND RE-SAFETIED FITTING. RAN L ENG, NO LEAKS NOTED. LOST OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY ENRTE, ZZZ-XXX. SHUT L ENG DOWN, DIVERTED TO BBB. REPLACED SEAL ON LINE AT L ENG FUEL OIL COOLER FITTING. FOUND OLD SEAL TORN. ALSO TECHNICIAN ALSO CHANGED L ENG OIL FILTER SEAL. SEALS SENT TO ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.