Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
September 17, 2004
Submitted
September 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EA
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22439
Aircraft time
41,511 hours, 26,332 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
55,956 hours, 34,654 cycles
Part
Engine
Part serial
666344
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1
Part time
4,123 hours, 2,662 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 1721 FROM FLL TO TOL, AT FL140, AT CLIMB POWER THE NR 1 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES A2-10 AND THE NR 1 ENG IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY AND AIR TURN BACK TO FLL. A/C WAS INSPECTED AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CONNECTOR WAS CLEAN AND THE MAIN OIL SCREEN ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD PER B727 MM 72-61-8 AND 72-00, NO LEAKS NOTED DURING ENGINE RUN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BLOCK OUT AND DURING TAXI, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO BLOCK. REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE, THE MAIN ENGINE OIL SCREEN AND THE ENGINE OIL PUMP.