Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
November 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45999
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
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

WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED FOR DESCENT, NR 1 LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT STAYED ON. OIL PRESSURE WAS 41 PSI, TEMP 75 DEGREES AND QUANTITY WAS 4.2 GALLONS. SHUT ENGINE DOWN IAW ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. OIL PRESSURE REMAINED ABOVE 10 PSI. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. CLEANED CANNON PLUG AT OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. RAN ENGINE AT SEVERAL POWER SETTINGS. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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