Service difficulty report · Filter · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 13, 2018
Submitted
October 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53470
Aircraft time
51,537 hours, 28,664 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
622 hours, 236 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Clogged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF AS THRUST LEVERS WERE BEING ADVANCED TO T/O THRUST SETTINGS "L OIL FILTER CLOGGING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THRUST LEVERS WERE RETARDED TO IDLE POSITION AND ABOVE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ANOTHER T/O THRUST SETTING WAS ATTEMPTED WITH SAME "L OIL FILTER CLOGGING" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKE OFF WAS ACCOMPLISHED. A/C RETURNED TO GATE. MT FOUND LT ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER CONTAMINATED. FILTER WAS R/R. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AND ENGINE RUN UP. OPS CHECK NORMAL NO LEAKS NOTED. ITEM WAS PLACED ON DMI TO ACCOMPLISH REPETITIVE INSPECTION OF OIL FILTER IN 50 FH.

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