Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 6, 2008
Submitted
March 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22014
Aircraft time
59,324 hours, 33,564 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 719 FROM ALT TO TOL - DURING CRUISE OPERATION, THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN TOL. THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED, CARBON CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED AND THE OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS. AFTER RUN THE FILTER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR FURTHER CONTAMINANTS. NO CONTAMINANTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER, RAN ENGINE AND PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECK, NO LEAKS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.