Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 7, 2015
Submitted
May 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49541
Aircraft time
72,859 hours, 56,497 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED, WITH THE NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE LEVEL AT FL 350, SMOKE STARTED CIRCULATING IN THE CABIN, THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS LOSING OIL QUANTITY, AND THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. THE QRH PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL IN THE NR 2 ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST SO THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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