Service difficulty report · Packing · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 28, 2003
Submitted
February 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784AL
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46135
Aircraft time
76,001 hours, 23,801 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
62,296 hours, 21,611 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
AS3209237
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil Sys
Part time
62,296 hours, 21,611 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT OIL QUANTITY GRADUALLY DROPPED TO ZERO, SUBSEQUENTLY OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 45 36 PSI. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON, PERFORMED IN FLIGHT NR 3 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS PER ABNORMAL WIND MILL OIL PRESSURE 10 PSI. DECLARED EMERGENCY. PERFORMED FUEL DUMP PROCCEDURE IN ORDER TO LAND AT MPTO WITHOUT INCIDENTS. REPLACING O-RING TO OIL FILTER STRAINED ELEMENT AND INSPECTED STRAINER FOR CONTAMINENTS. NONE NOTED. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED IAW PW MM 72-00. ENGINE OPERATIONAL NORMAL. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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