SDR ABXA030120

Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
March 18, 2003
Submitted
March 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46075
Aircraft time
75,639 hours, 25,726 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
58,441 hours, 17,099 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 4
Part time
2,148 hours, 1,415 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, THE NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NR 4 OIL PRESSURE NOTED TO BE 32 PSI. WHEN POWER REDUCED, OIL PRESSURE WAS 20 PSI. SHUT DOWN THE NR 4 ENGINE AT 1036Z. WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE 8-10 PSI IN CLIMB AND CRUISE. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO ILN WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 4 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 8090507 AND DC-8 MM. TRIMMED ENGINE IAW DC8-8A AND 8B.

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