Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 19, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49981
Aircraft time
59,764 hours, 44,420 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
50,306 hours, 36,864 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Component
Engine · Pwa
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT LT OIL QTY WENT TO ZERO. SHUTDOWN ENGINE PER QRH. NO DAMAGE NOTED AFTER LANDING. LT OIL QTY AND PRESSURE WENT TO 0, LOW OIL PRESSURE ON EOAP PLUS AMBER AND RED OIL PRESS CAUTION AND WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON EDP WITH ZERO PRESSURE TWO MINUTES ELAPSED FROM INITIAL INDICATIONS TO SHUTDOWN, TEN MINUTES ELAPSED ON WINDMILL. ENGINE DID OPERATE ABOVE IDLE POWER WITH OIL PRESSURE BELOW 34 PSI BEFORE THROTTLE WAS IDLED AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

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