Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 1, 2001
Submitted
August 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21472
Aircraft time
64,312 hours, 50,279 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
66,170 hours, 49,388 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D15AHK
Part serial
695325
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
66,170 hours, 49,388 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 ENG OIL FILTER BYPASS LT ILLUM. C/W POM PROCEDURE. LT DID NOT GO OUT. ENG SHUTDOWN. CA REPLACED NR 1 ENG OIL FILTER, LK CK GOOD. FOUND METAL ON MAIN OIL CHIP DET. PERFORMED ENG PENALTY RUN PER M/M. ON RE-INSP OF CHIP DET FOUND METAL AGAIN. REPLACED NR 1 ENG.