Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
July 8, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
57,028 hours, 31,253 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Engine time
49,989 hours, 26,433 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, NR 3 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REDUCED ENGINE POWER PER AOM PROCEDURES AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE AS PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND DEBRIS IN NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER. REPLACED FILTER. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PERFORMED OIL CHANGE AND REPLACED FILTER AGAIN AFTER NEXT FLIGHT. NO DEBRIS NOTED.