Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
August 28, 2002
Submitted
September 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441J
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45988
Aircraft time
73,815 hours, 26,481 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Oil System
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATING ZERO; WITH OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING AND LOW OIL PRESSURE, LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED IN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT 1920Z. NOTE WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE 20 PSI TURNED ON START LEVER AT 2020Z AS PER AFM. SERVICED NR 3 ENGINE OIL TANK WITH 17 QUARTS OF 2380 OIL. IDLE RAN NR 3 ENGINE, NO LEAKS NOTED. SERVICED TWO MORE QUARTS AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN CHECK IAW MM 71-00 AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF OIL SYSTEM IAW MM 79-00, NO LEAKS NOTED ENGINE OPERATION NORMAL.

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