SDR CAL950457

Service difficulty report · Oil Line · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49479
Part
Oil Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E, L

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

What was found

FLT NR 0424 - JFK - THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY BEGAN TO DROP IN FLIGHT WITH AN ASSOCIATED DROP IN PRESSURE. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. WHILE ON APPROACH TO EWR WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED, APPROACH WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO JFK WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL LINE TO DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH CRACKED. THE LINE WAS CAPPED OFF. A DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO HISTORY OF OIL LOSS ON THIS ENGINE. (M)

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