Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 14, 2006
Submitted
May 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49404
Aircraft time
47,843 hours, 30,918 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
P725856
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left
Part time
36,264 hours, 25,643 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, A OIL LEAK WAS DETECTED ON LEFT ENGINE. DEOILER SEAL WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CONTINUED. AIR CODITIONING AND PRESSURIZATION TEST WERE PERFORMED AND OIL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN PASSENGERS CABIN AND RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED. LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MPCM 71-00-02 AND 71-00-01, RESPECTIVELY, ALL CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY, TURBINE COOLING, FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND BOTH WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 21-51-01, 21-31-02, 21-20-02, RESPECTIVELY, ALL CORRECT.

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