Service difficulty report · Main Oil Line

Difficulty date
April 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Main Oil Line
Part number
776118
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil Filter
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT #2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED SLOWLY FROM 6 TO 2 READING. MAINTENANCE ADVISED TO CONTINUE IF TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE NORMAL. LATER QUANTITY REACHED "0" AND SLOWLY PRESSURE DROPPED TO 20 PSI DIFFERENTIAL. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE #2 ENGINE MAIN OIL LINE BETWEEN THE FILTER AND THE LUBE UNIT CRACKED AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION UNDER THE CLAMP. CRACKED LINE REPLACED, OIL SYSTEM SERVICED AND ENGINE GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE WITH NO LEAKS.