Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
April 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46141
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
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 HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. SHUTDOWN THE NR 4 ENGINE AND ENGINE MAINTAINED 6 PSI OIL PRESSURE WHILE WINDMILLING. REPLACED NR 4 OIL FILTER FOR PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURE IAW PWA MM, CHAPTER 72-00. GROUND RAN ENGINE AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS WITHIN LIMITS, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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