Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937MC
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49450
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
AC9806F65
Condition
Clogged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOGGING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE YELLOW RANGE. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CARBON PARTICLES CLOGGING THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL FILTER. THE OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS RUN AT IDLE AND AT POWER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL WITH NO OIL CLOG LIGHT INDICATION. THE OIL FILTER WAS RECHECKED AND FOUND FREE OF DEBRIS.

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