Service difficulty report · Strainer · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 24, 2004
Submitted
October 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53051
Aircraft time
40,589 hours, 29,617 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
35,626 hours, 27,371 cycles
Part
Strainer
Part number
699151
Condition
Clogged
Location
Rt Engine
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, RT ENGINE STRAINER CLOGGED LIGHT TURNED ON. ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND ACCELERATED TURNING OFF THE LIGHT IAW MM 79-35-00. AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, AT GDL THE FILTER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 79-20-06, TESTS WERE CORRECT.

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