Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft time
55,803 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
7578679
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING T/O ROLL OUT AT 70 KTS NR 3 ENG OIL BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REJECTED T/O INITIATED, A/C SLOWED, LIGHT WENT OUT. RETURNED TO GATE FOR MX TO INVESTIGATE. MX INSPECTED ENG & CARRIED OUT ENG RUN WITH NO FAULT FOUND. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. A/C DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. DURING NEXT T/O OUT, NR 3 OIL BYPASS LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED & AGAIN WHEN A/C SLOWED, LIGHT WENT OUT. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL & ELECTED TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER T/O. DURING SECOND T/O, BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. MX INSPECTED ENG INCLUDING OIL FILTER & FOUND FILTER CONTAMINATED. FILTER REPLACED & ENG RUN CARRIED OUT WITHOUT FAULT. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS DURING REMAINING FLTS.