Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
October 9, 2003
Submitted
October 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19544
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 1 OIL QUANTITY DECREASED FROM 4 GAL. TO 1.5 GAL. PERFORMED ABNORMAL. NR 1 OIL BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLETED IN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. OPERATED ENGINE AT 1.4 EPR NO VISIBLE LEAKS NOTED EXTERNALLY. INSPECTED TAILPIPE NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE NOTED. REMOVED NOSE DOME IN INLET NO LEAKS NOTED.