Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 21, 2007
Submitted
February 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21531
Aircraft time
40,221 hours, 26,229 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Oil System
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
52,347 hours, 52,347 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG OIL QUANTITY BEGAN TO DECREASE SHORTLY AFTER T/O WITH ASSOCIATED NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN OIL TEMP, (OUT OF LIMITS) PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. OIL QTY DECREASED TO BELOW 1 GAL. AFTER SHUTDOWN OIL QTY ROSE AGAIN TO 4 GALS. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIRCREW SHUT DOWN THE ENG INFLIGHT AND WINDMILLED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO ID HOW MUCH OIL PRESSURE THEY HAD DURING WIND-MILLING PER AMM MIN OIL PRESSURE 10 PSI.