Service difficulty report · Display · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 28, 2006
Submitted
December 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49763
Aircraft time
49,741 hours, 34,185 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
34,990 hours, 34,637 cycles
Part
Display
Part number
201EDP11
Part serial
AA293078
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Side
Part time
25,721 hours, 22,732 cycles
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, ERRONEOUS OIL PRESSURE INDICATION IN THE RT ENGINE, IT SHOWED 60 PSI WITH INTERMITTENT LIGHT. THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WAS ADJUSTED BUT THE DISPLAY SHOWED 8 PSI WITH ENGINES SHUTDOWN. BREAKERS WERE RESEATED, TESTED CORRECT. OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 79-33-01, BUT FAILURE CONTINUED SHOWING 11 PSI WITH ENGINES SHUTDOWN. THE TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN AS WELL AS SYSTEM DISPLAY PANEL IAW MM 31-61-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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