Service difficulty report · Gear Shaft · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 27, 2015
Submitted
March 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53628
Aircraft time
44,062 hours, 21,506 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Gear Shaft
Part number
466422
Part serial
862
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Component
Engine · Pwa
Component part number
JT8D1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING 300 FL, RT ENG OIL QTY WAS OBSERVED AT 1 QUART, OIL PRESS NORMAL & OIL TEMP RISING. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. R & R RT ENG. FOUND NR 4 & 5 SCAVENGE PUMP SPUR GEAR SHAFT FAILED.

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