What was found
RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DUE TO AN OIL STRAINER CLOGGED MESSAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL ON THE MCD AND IN THE OIL FILTER. ENGINE CHANGE REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2016
- Submitted
- July 15, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N950DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49881
- Aircraft time
- 68,844 hours, 51,400 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- 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.