Service difficulty report · Strainer · 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
59,325 hours, 33,565 cycles
Part
Strainer
Condition
Unknown
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 724 FROM TOL TO ROC - DURING CLIMB OPERATION, THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON POST FLIGHT, REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE MAIN OIL STRAINER, NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED. THE MAIN OIL STRAINER AND MAIN OIL BY-PASS SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.