Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
December 29, 2001
Submitted
December 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N30UA
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45888
Aircraft time
59,870 hours, 50,727 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Loose
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

DURING PUSHBACK MECHANIC REPORTED OIL LEAK ON NR 3 ENGINE, SHUTDOWN NR 3 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO RAMP UNDER TOW. FOUND NR 3 STARTER OIL CAP LOOSE, SERVICED AND SECURED OIL CAP IAW MM 80-10-0. LEAK CK ON RUN UP, NO LEAKS NOTED DURING RUN UP IAW MM 71-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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