Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 727260

Difficulty date
December 9, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727260
Aircraft time
36,080 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Indicator
Part number
10607225
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Oil Qty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB ENGINE NR 2 OIL QUANTITY DECREASED RAPIDLY TO ZERO, FOLLOWED BY A RISE IN OIL TEMP. CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE ANDRETURNED TO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED OIL QTY AND FOUND TANK FULL. MAIN OIL FILTER CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE FOUND. BEARING TEMP INDICATORS CHECK ED FOUND NORMAL. HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN CARRIED OUT, NO FAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT RE TURNED TO SERVICE. FAULT REOCCURRED ON NEXT FLIGHT LEG, HOWEVER, QTY RAPIDLY FLUCTUATED BETWEEN FULL, ZERO AND QUANTITIES IN BETWEEN. CREW IDENTIFIED THIS AS AN INDICATION PROBLEM AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE AT NEXT STATION PLAC ED NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY SYSTEM ON MEL PART REPLACEMENT SCHEDULED FOR NEXT DAY.