Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 29, 2002
Submitted
February 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441J
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45988
Aircraft time
72,657 hours, 26,015 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
42D491C
Part serial
632
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

LOG PAGE 109685. DISCREPANCY: AFTER TAKE OFF ENGINE #3 OIL PRESS LIGHT CAME ON, OIL PRESS 50 Psi, PRESS 40 Psi WITH POWER LEVER @ IDLE, OIL TEMP INCREASED TO 128 C ENGINE SHUT DOWN IAW AOM ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT 2352Z. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KMIA AND PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING 279,000 Lbs. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL PRESS SWITCH IAW MM 79-33-1 PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP AND FOUND NORMAL IAW MM 71-00. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW J/C 6372 NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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