Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
February 6, 2006
Submitted
February 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49944
Aircraft time
31,182 hours, 36,152 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
25,012 hours, 27,129 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORT DURING CLIMB, CROSSING FL 313, THE -LEFT OIL PRESS LOW- ANNUNCIATION CAME ON EOAP ALONG WITH A DROP OF OIL PRESS TO 32 PSI. TIME 1545Z. ENGINE WAS REDUCED AND CHECK LIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AT 1548Z (3 MINUTES LATER). INITIALLY, OIL QTY WAS NORMAL AT 14 QTS AND DROPPED DURING DESCENT TO 7 QTS AT A RATE OF 1 QTS EACH FOUR MINUTES. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN QUANTITY SHOWED 7 QTS. OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO PSI FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING AT 1612Z. THE OIL PRESS DROPPED FROM 32 PSI TO ZERO IN 19 MINUTES APPROXIMATLEY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 71-00-00 PAG 401 LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

More about the Doug MD 83