Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 23, 2014
Submitted
April 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49816
Aircraft time
64,989 hours, 48,478 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT CREW EXECUTED AN AIR RETURN, FOLLOWING THE NR 1 ENGINE "OIL STRAINER CLOG" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS INCLUDE THE CLOG MESSAGE AT 1000 FT, COMPLYING WITH THE QRH AND THE MESSAGE REMAINING AT IDLE, SO THE CREW THEN INITIATED THE RETURN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR AND IN OIL FILTER. LAB RESULTS SHOW METAL COMING FROM THE MAIN BEARING AREAS. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED.

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