Service difficulty report · Plug · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Plug
Part number
MS901506
Condition
Damaged
Location
Gearbox
Component
717000
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
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) NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO IN-FLIGHT. OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 38 PSI, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE MAINTAINED A POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE ABOVE 20 PSI FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. POST-FLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A PLUG, ON THE ENGINE GEARBOX, FORWARD OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOUNTING PAD LEAKING. A NEW HELICOIL WAS INSTALLED. THE PLUG WAS REINSTALLED AND A LEAK CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.