Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
August 4, 2001
Submitted
August 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707DH
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
18321
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON DIM DURING FLIGHT. COULD EXTINGUISH LIGHT BY RETARDING THRUST TO IDLE INITIALLY. BUT EVENTUALLY CAME ON AT IDLE. OIL TEMP READING 135. QUANTITY DECREASED FROM 4.2 GAL AT T/O. R&R MAIN OIL FILTER, FOUND SOME CARBON BB'S NO METAL. RAN ENG PER JRH 5.2 TO T/O THRUST AND PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE RUN AFTER PERFORMING LOW POWER LEAK CHECK & ENG OIL PRESS & TEMP CHECK. REEXAMINED MAIN OIL. SCREEN NO FOD FOUND, REINSTALLED & CLOSED ENG TRIM SHEET SENT TO POWERPLANT, PERFORMED BREATHER TEST PER P/W M/M 72-00, CHECKS NORMAL ENG OK FOR SERV. REPLACED NR 2 ENG OIL FILTER BY-PASS SWITCH PER M/M 79-33-2 OPS CHECK & LEAK CHECK SERVICEABLE P/N & S/N ON OFF.

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