Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 22, 2000
Submitted
May 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22047
Aircraft time
58,954 hours, 43,875 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
56,254 hours, 50,306 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Part number
JT8D15HHK
Part serial
686201
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
56,254 hours, 50,306 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN DUE OIL QTY WENT DOWN TO ZERO WITH DECREASING OIL QTY. LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUM. SHUTDOWN PER POM. FOUND LEAK AT OIL CAP. REPLACED SAME.