What was found
NR 3 ENGINE OIL LEAK IN-FLIGHT. SERVICED OIL. RAN ENGINE AND FOUND B-NUT AT NR 4 BEARING SCAVENGE LINE LOOSE. TIGHTENED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2000
- Submitted
- October 5, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8890Z
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225A
- Aircraft serial
- 21859
- Aircraft time
- 49,333 hours, 32,245 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15A
- Engine time
- 54,421 hours, 41,008 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.