Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 9, 2000
Submitted
May 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22493
Aircraft time
55,928 hours, 41,683 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
74,732 hours, 47,314 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D15AHK
Part serial
687493
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3
Part time
74,732 hours, 47,314 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

OIL QUANTITY DECREASED RAPIDLY ON NR 3 ENG. RATE WAS APPROX 1 GAL PER 5 MIN UNTIL REACHING ZERO. ENG CHANGE IN PROGRESS.