Service difficulty report · Oil Press Tube · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
March 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7276U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21423
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Oil Press Tube
Part number
761392
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
41,298 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPING, LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ON. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. A BRAZE IN NR 6 OIL TUBE WAS CRACKED. ENGINE RECEIVED A FULL REPAIR AND ALL MODULES EXCEPT THE N1 COMPRESSOR WERE ROUTED. A FULL MIS CLEAN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ALL MAIN LINE BEARINGS WERE OH INSPECTED.