Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 5, 2002
Submitted
March 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
53,113 hours, 28,831 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
2,652 hours, 1,574 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 717 FROM ELP-TOL. DURING CRUISE LEVEL, THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES AND LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN ON NR 3 ENGINE ACCOMPLISHED, AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO FINAL DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING, INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER, RAN AND LEAK CHECK ENGINE AND FOUND TO BE OK FOR RETURNED TO SERVICED IAW MM 72-00.