SDR ABXA9600647

Service difficulty report · Oil Pump · Doug DC861

Difficulty date: October 11, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N849AX
Make and model: Doug DC861
Aircraft serial: 45891
Engine: Pwa JT3D3B
System (JASC): 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
Part: Oil Pump
Part number: 769792
Condition: Failed
Location: Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation: DE
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 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CLIMBED TO 62 PSI, OIL TEMP WAS 100 DEGREES CELSIUS. OIL PRESSURE THEN BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 55 TO 62 PSI. ENGINE SECURED AT 0430 Z, ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR 17 MINUTES. MINIMUM OIL PRESSURE DURING WINDMILLING WAS15 PSI. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE OIL PUMP, OIL FILTER AND OIL FILTER HOUSING.

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