What was found
RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT DUE TO A LT ENGINE STRAINER CLOG MESSAGE. LEFT ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. REPLACED LT ENGINE DUE TO CARBON BEING FOUND IN THE FILTER.
- Difficulty date
- June 11, 2014
- Submitted
- June 13, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N920DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53423
- Aircraft time
- 52,700 hours, 38,133 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Strainer
- Condition
- Clogged
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.