Service difficulty report · Diff Oil Switch · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
March 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Part
Diff Oil Switch
Part number
42D491C
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MAO 1200Z, AT 1412Z PRECAUTIONARY INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF NR 4 ENGINE DUE TO FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE BELOW 35 PSI, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ONE GALLON. CONTINUED ON TO MIAMI. FOUND DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH AS PER MM 79-30-00, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.

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