Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
July 22, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Tube
Part number
454422
Condition
Chafed
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
30,596 hours, 20,867 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS 20 MINITES OUT WHEN THE NUMBER 3 ENGINE OIL LEVEL STARTED TO DROP. THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS MONITORED BY THE F/E AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO PROBLEMS AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LINE HAD CHAFFED THROUGH AND OIL WAS ESCAPING FROM A HOLE IN THE LINE. THE LINE APPEARED TO HAVE CHAFFED ON THE ENGINE STARTER DUCT.(65-22446-11). THE AIRCRAFT IS GROUNDED UNTIL THE LINE CAN BE REPLACED.