Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
April 3, 2003
Submitted
April 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8969U
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46070
Aircraft time
68,703 hours, 19,335 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
59,999 hours, 17,213 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O FROM UTP, DURING CLIMB, FE OBSERVER NR 2 OIL QUANITY INDICATOR READING 2 GALLONS & DECREASING. SWAPPED INDICATORS, NO CHANGE. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES FOR FUEL DUMPING, LANDED (UTP) LESS THAN MLWG. SERVICED NR 2 ENGINE OIL WITH 9 QTS. OF OIL. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK, NONE NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP IAW MM 71-00, LEAK CK ENGINE, SHUT-DOWN, INSPECTED WITH NO DEFICIENCIES NOTES AND NO ADDITIONAL OIL SERVICED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE & PLACED ON OIL WATCH.

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