Service difficulty report · Cooler · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 2, 2005
Submitted
May 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MD
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49149
Aircraft time
62,893 hours, 48,653 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
37,609 hours, 25,425 cycles
Part
Cooler
Part number
548003
Part serial
UK4221
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Fuel Oil
Part time
12,868 hours, 7,433 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED OIL LEAK IN THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL-OIL COOLER AND THE OIL TANK OVERFILLED WITH FUEL SMELT. FUEL-OIL COOLER OF THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 79-20-01 AND ENGINE LUBRICATING OIL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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