Service difficulty report · Oil Line · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N83870
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48056
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Oil Line
Part number
7938314506
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pres Xmitter
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

THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY BEGAN TO DROP WHILE EN ROUTE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO GSO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LINE TO OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CRACKED. THE LINE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD.

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