SDR ABXA050004

Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 11, 2005
Submitted
January 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46113
Aircraft time
61,858 hours, 28,094 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
31801040
Part serial
10660287
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 4 Oil Press
Part time
8 hours, 6 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 BEGAN FLUXUATING IN CRUISE AND THEN WENT TO '0' PSI. NO LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. ALL OTHER ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. SECURED NR 4 ENGINE AT 0340Z. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE OIL STRAINER. NO CONTAMINATES NOTED. REPLACED MAIN ENGINE OIL FILTER IAW DC-8 MM 79-20-07. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW DC-8 MM 79-32-01. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN. NO FLUXATION NOTED. SYSTEM LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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