Service difficulty report · Tube · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 9, 2007
Submitted
October 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53083
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Tube
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, M, 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 INFLIGHT T2485/09OCT ORD TO AUS - NUMBER ONE ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. CREW SHUT DOWN NUMBER ONE ENGINE. DIVERTED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 25 MINUTES. FOUND OIL LEAK FROM COMBUSTION CHAMBER DRAIN TUBE. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE ON 10 OCT 2007 AT DFW. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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