Service difficulty report · Filter · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 28, 2014
Submitted
July 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
40,987 hours, 19,860 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Clogged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT ENG OIL FILTER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENG POWER REDUCED TO IDLE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND CARBON BUILD UP IN OIL FILTER. REPLACED RT ENG OIL FILTER & CHANGED OIL. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.

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