What was found
ON CLIMBOUT, LEFT OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FOLLOWED BY 0.1 QUANTITY AMD A "L OIL PRESS LOW" ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. ENGINE SECURING CHECKLIST COMPLETED. REPLACED ACCESSORY GEAR BOX IAW P&W JT8D MM 72-60-00.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 2007
- Submitted
- April 3, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N943AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47528
- Aircraft time
- 58,793 hours, 62,959 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D7B
- Engine time
- 1,776 hours, 1,833 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7210 · Turbine Engine Reduction Gear
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 717000
- Part serial
- EP9721
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 1,776 hours, 1,833 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.