Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 20, 2012
Submitted
May 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49347
Aircraft time
79,508 hours, 35,767 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
3,404 hours, 1,731 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

RDU - CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMBOUT LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WENT TO ZERO. PERFORMED IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF LEFT ENGINE (SINGLE ENGINE TIME 24 MINS). EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED RDU LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE AT RDU ON 05/20/2012. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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