Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 1, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49539
Aircraft time
59,677 hours, 47,218 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
44,068 hours, 33,360 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT ENG OIL PRESS PEAKED HIGH AT CRUISE TO 70 PSI, THROTTLES MOVED BACK TO IDLE AND PRESSURE DOWN TO 45 PSI. OIL PRESS FOLLOWING THROTTLES, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS RELIEF VALVE AND OIL PRESSURE TXMTR PER AMM. ALSO PERFORMED TEST C PER AMM, NO LEAKS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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