Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 8, 2012
Submitted
January 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53288
Aircraft time
61,824 hours, 26,161 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELP - INFLIGHT SJD-DFW. CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOSS. PRECAUTIONARY RIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 25 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED ELP LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH AND LOW PRESSURE SWITCH THAT WERE LEAKING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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