Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 20, 2009
Submitted
August 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
27,690 hours, 13,003 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Defective
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI - INFLIGHT DFW-ORD. CREW REPORTED LEFT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL320. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS STAYED NORMAL. ENGINE OPERATED AT IDLE THRUST TILL LANDING. LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED MCI WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER AND ACCOMPLISHED MCM 71-91-12. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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