Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC85F54

Difficulty date
December 28, 2001
Submitted
December 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426FB
Make and model
Doug DC85F54
Aircraft serial
45667
Aircraft time
70,402 hours, 23,572 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Engine time
45,816 hours, 19,928 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY OSCILLATING OIL PRESS AND OIL PRESS WARNING ON AND OFF. SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE AS PER ABNORMAL CHECKLIST OIL PRESS 15 PSI, 1 HOUR WINDMILLING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KMIA UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND ENGINE OIL COOLER OIL LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINE IAW MM 79-1-5. INSPECTED MAIN OIL FILTER, FOUND CLEAN AND NO DEFECT NOTED. SERVICED ENGINE IAW MM 12-20-1. PERFORMED ENGINE OIL LEAK ON GROUND RUN UP, FOUND NO LEAKS AND ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL IAW MM 71-00 & 72-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.