Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 18, 2011
Submitted
May 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9304C
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49530
Aircraft time
66,113 hours, 33,054 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
367 hours, 194 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DFW - CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOSS AND OIL CLOG LIGHT FLICKERED SEVERAL TIMES. AT 10 MILES OUT OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. CREW SHUTDOWN RIGHT ENGINE (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 2 TO 4 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE AT DFW ON 05/18/2011. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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