Service difficulty report · Filter · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 28, 2014
Submitted
October 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53633
Aircraft time
42,206 hours, 20,349 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
42,222 hours, 20,356 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Clogged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT ENG OIL FILTER CLOGGED LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED AT TOP OF DESCENT. EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL, WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. RAN RT ENG & CHANGED OIL FILTER IAW MM 72-00-02. REPLACED FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESS SWITCH IAW MM 79-35-01. ALL CHECKED NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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