SDR 0301959987

Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
October 23, 2003
Submitted
October 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987US
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47458
Aircraft time
82,054 hours, 62,583 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
46,765 hours, 29,738 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
46,765 hours, 29,738 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO, OIL TEMP CLIMBED INTO THE RED ZONE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED AIRCRAFT TO MBS AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE OIL FILTER AND ON THE CHIP DETECTORS. REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE.

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