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A B737-800 was dispatched in non compliance with 1 engine chip detector not locked. Incurred in-flight engine shutdown due to loss of oil quantity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 602130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 602132 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine oil quantity indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The plugs were installed and appeared locked in place. A locking bar similar to the one on the classic B737-300 aircraft, would probably prevent the detector from coming out of place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH 1 ENG CHIP DETECTOR NOT LOCKED. INCURRED INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY.
Narrative: THE PLUGS WERE INSTALLED AND APPEARED LOCKED IN PLACE. A LOCKING BAR SIMILAR TO THE ONE ON THE CLASSIC B737-300 ACFT, WOULD PROBABLY PREVENT THE DETECTOR FROM COMING OUT OF PLACE.
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.