Service difficulty report · Strainer · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 2, 2004
Submitted
May 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
33,062 hours, 27,143 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
25,969 hours, 18,622 cycles
Part
Strainer
Part number
699151
Part serial
UCO115
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
4,091 hours, 2,457 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM. (LT STRAINER CLOGGING) LIGHT TURNED ON AND INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS IN LT SPEAKER. OIL FILTER AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH WERE REPLACED IAW MM 79-20-06 AND 79-35-01, RESPECTIVELY, AND TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 79-00-00, ALL CORRECT. LT AUDIO CONTROL BOX AND FLIGHT RECORDER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 23-50-02 AND 31-31-01, RESPECTIVELY, TEST CORRECT.

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