Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 9, 2005
Submitted
May 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
41,712 hours, 28,984 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
39,313 hours, 27,375 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
4958982501
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil System
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, DURING RT ENGINE START, THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT TURN OFF AND THE INDICATION WAS ZERO, N2 REACHED 35 PERCENT AND IT DID NOT INCREASE. THE OIL LEVEL AND RT ENGINE WERE VERIFIED, BEING CORRECT, MAIN OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS CLEAN. THE PRESSURE TX LINE WAS BLOWN IAW MM 79-33-01. THE RT ENGINE WAS STARTED IAW MM 71-00-01, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, LV3 AND LP2 RESTRICTOR WERE REPLACED AND THE PRESSURE TX LINE AND OIL RESTRICTOR WAS BLOWN IAW MM 79-33-01, OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 79-33-01. RT ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 71-00-01, ALL CORRECT.

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