Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21143
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
54,253 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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 3 OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON AT 17K FT. OIL PRESS TEMP AND QTY ARE GOOD POM PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH. LIGHT REMAINED ON AND NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IAW POM PROCEDURES. REMOVED FILTER, FOUND CARBON BUILDUP. INSTALLED NEW FILTER AND RAN ENG PER MM. REMOVED NEW FILTER AND FOUND MORE CONTAMINATION, CARBON CONTAMINATION IS WITHIN MM. LIMITS FOR 50 HOUR FLY BACK. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER. GOOD FOR SERVICE. MCC AND EQUIPMENT CONTROL WERE NOTIFIED.