Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 11, 2001
Submitted
August 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7262U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21409
Aircraft time
65,987 hours, 37,966 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
61,523 hours, 35,314 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
42D107A2
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO COS. *S/D* ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT INDICATION. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS INDICATED NORMAL AND OIL PRESSURE WAS ABOVE 35 PSI. LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT REMAINED ON WHEN ENGINE WAS AT FLIGHT IDLE. OIL CONSUMPTION WAS IN LIMITS AND NO CARBON WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER. REPLACED THE LOW OIL FILTER SWITCH AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY THE FILTER BYPASS WAS REPLACED AS WELL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.