Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 7, 2000
Submitted
January 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49340
Part
Bearing
Part number
777889A
Condition
Defective
Location
Gearbox Accy
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

DFW - FLT 105 - EN ROUTE JFK-DFW, DURING CRUISE, RIGHT LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO, OIL TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 30, AND OIL QUANTITY STAYED AT 16 QUARTS, RAN ENGINE IDLE FOR 30 MINUTES, THEN SHUTDOWN ON SHORT FINAL. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE MAIN OIL PUMP BEARING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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