SDR ABXA040172

Service difficulty report · Oil Tank · Doug DC932F

Difficulty date
May 7, 2004
Submitted
May 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AX
Make and model
Doug DC932F
Aircraft serial
47040
Aircraft time
57,870 hours, 45,721 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
38,178 hours, 38,815 cycles
Part
Oil Tank
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR DIVERSION, EMERGENCY DECLARED, IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SHV AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SAT WITH REPORT OF OIL PRESSURE LOSS ON NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO, OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO CLIMB. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 35 PSI. NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AIR DIVERT TO SHV. FOUND CRACK IN OIL TANK ADJACENT TO OIL QUANTITY PROBE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL TANK IAW DC-9 MM 79-10-01-2-0001. REMOVED OIL SCREEN ELEMENTS AND INSPECTED FOR METAL AND FOREIGN MATTER, NONE FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED IAW P&W 72-00. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IAW DC-9 MM 71-00-00-5-007. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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