Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
January 14, 2010
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47769
Aircraft time
72,906 hours, 70,657 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overheated
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE RT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION WENT TO ZERO. OIL TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES AND OIL PRESSURE OF 40 PSI APPEARED NORMAL. THRUST ON THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, WHICH CAUSED THE RT PACK TO AUTO SHUTDOWN. AFTER THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED BY CABIN AND COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY BUT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE AMBER "AFT CARGO DOOR" LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

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