Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
July 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46015
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Transmitter
Part number
41800044
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENROUTE TO ILN, NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PEGGED TO THE HIGH SIDE. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AS PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURE. OIL PRESSURE STILL READ PEGGED HIGH. WITH ENGINE SHUT DOWN, OIL PRESSURE READ 100 PSI; SHUT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND THE MAIN OIL SYSTEM FILTER. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC 8 MM.

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