Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 13, 2008
Submitted
December 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49460
Aircraft time
61,750 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
8,757 hours
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

PHL INFLIGHT JFK TO DFW - DURING CLIMB NUMBER ONE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO ON GAUGE AND OIL TEMPERATURE DROPPED. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AS PRECAUTION. LANDED PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 15 MINUTES. FOUND METAL IN FILTER. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE ON 13 OCT AT PHL DUE TO OIL PRESSURE OUT OF LIMITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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