Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 19, 2005
Submitted
May 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
41,797 hours, 29,042 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
39,387 hours, 27,423 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Engine Oil
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 AS A CONSEQUENCE, DURING PUSH BACK AND RIGHT ENGINE STARTING, IT WAS NO OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS. THE LP2 RESTRICTOR AND THE RESPECTIVE CONNECTOR WERE CLEANED. THE ENGINES WERE STARTED AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS CORRECT IAW MM 71-00-00, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE LV3 LINE CONNECTION TO OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE LINE WAS INSTALLED IAW MM 20-10-11, TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.

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