SDR ABXA030394

Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
October 23, 2003
Submitted
October 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46115
Aircraft time
71,129 hours, 25,642 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Engine time
63,707 hours, 22,271 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
41800141
Part serial
273355
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 4 Eng Oil
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED + 100 PSI AT TOP OF CLIMB. SECURED ENGINE AT 0325Z, RETURNED TO 22 PSI AT 0345. REPLACED NR 4 OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, NR 4 OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND MAIN ENGINE OIL FILTER. RAN NR 4 ENGINE, OIL PRESSURE AT IDLE 41 PSI AND 50 PSI AT POWER. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM.

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