Service difficulty report · Lp 5/6 Line · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
May 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7271U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21418
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Lp 5/6 Line
Condition
Coked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
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 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE POWER. LIGHT OUT AT IDLE. RETURNED TO ORD. *S/D* CORRECTED SYSTEM FROM FUEL TO OIL. THE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS CAUSED BY COKING. BLOWING OUT THE LP 5 AND LP 6 LINES AND CLEANING THE OIL SCREEN SOLVED THE PROBLEM.