SDR ABXA070151

Service difficulty report · Strainer · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 9, 2007
Submitted
May 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47403
Aircraft time
69,878 hours, 66,811 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
54,134 hours, 45,357 cycles
Part
Strainer
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Engine Oil
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

LEFT OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR 18 MINUTES WITH 12 PSI OIL PRESSURE OBSERVED. REMOVED AND INSPECTED MAIN OIL FILTER. FOUND SMALL PARTICAL METAL CONTAMINATES WITH SOME CARBON. FLUSHED OIL SYSTEM AND REPLACED MAIN OIL FILTER. GROUND RAN NR 1 ENGINE AND REINSPECTED MAIN OIL FILTER, NO CONTAMINATES FOUND. INSPECTED OIL RESTRICTOR FITTING AND FOUND COKE CLOGGING NR 40 RESTRICTOR. SUSPECT THIS AS THE SOURCE OF CLOG LIGHT. CLEANED RESTRICTOR AND PUT ENGINE ON 200 HOUR WATCH PER P&W MM 72-00-00-810-004.

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