What was found
OIL QUANTITY ON NB 3 ENGINE DECREASING AT A RATE OF APPROX 1 QUART EVERY 15 MINUTES. ADDED 18 PINTS OF OIL TO NR 3 ENGINE. FOUND OIL LINE LEAKING. REPLACED BOTH O-RINGS, ITEM 75 AND 40 IPC 79-20-00-20 NR 4, 5 AND 6 BREATHER LINE.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2000
- Submitted
- October 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2816W
- Make and model
- Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial
- 20872
- Aircraft time
- 78,851 hours, 53,226 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Engine time
- 71,878 hours, 56,540 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 71,878 hours, 56,540 cycles
- 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.