Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
April 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53629
Aircraft time
27,030 hours, 13,023 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
12,599 hours
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

AMA INFLIGHT SAN ORD - CREW REPORTED NUMBER ONE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOSS. CREW SHUT DOWN NUMBER ONE ENGINE. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 17 MINUTES. LANDED AMA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE DUE TO OIL PRESSURE LOSS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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