Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 19, 2012
Submitted
May 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76202
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53292
Aircraft time
62,841 hours, 26,736 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
16,258 hours, 7,379 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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

MCI - CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE AND PRESSURE INDICATION FLUXUATING IN THE RED, NOTED OIL QUANTITY AT ZERO. CAPTAIN PERFORMED IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF LEFT ENGINE (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 20 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED MCI WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AT MCI ON 05/19/2012 DUE TO LEAKING GEARBOX. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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