Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 26, 2006
Submitted
May 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9625W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53595
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DFW - RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY. ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WAS ZERO BUT PRESSURE INDICATION WAS STILL 36 PSI BUT DROPPING WHEN SHUTDOWN. OIL TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 100 DEGREES CELSIUS. ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 22 MINUTES WITH 12 PSI OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF LOW PRESSURE WARNING. N1 WAS 17 PERCENT WINDMILL, N2 WAS 20 PERCENT WINDMILL. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND OIL LEAK AT THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. REPLACED RIGHT HAND ENGINE OIL TRANSMITTER PRESSURE LINE. SERVICED ENGINE OIL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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