What was found
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MWO, RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASED AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO REDLINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MWO. METAL FOUND IN OIL SCREEN. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED A FAILED MASTER ROD BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9923S
- Make and model
- Doug DC3C
- Aircraft serial
- 25964
- Engine
- Pwa R183092
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Right
- Part time
- 5,927 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.