Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 8, 2014
Submitted
August 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53288
Aircraft time
69,204 hours, 30,040 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
7,292 hours, 3,832 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LEFT ENG OIL QTY LIGHT ILLUMINATED & INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN LT ENG, SINGLE ENG TIME 10 MINUTES. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LT ENG ON 08/09/2014. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION OPEN.

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