Service difficulty report · Filler Cap · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53419
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Filler Cap
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12,393 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL220 THE RT ENG LOW OIL PRESS MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE EOAP. OIL PRESS WAS AT 33 PSI AND OIL QTY WAS AT ZERO. SHUTDOWN ENG AND DIVERTED TO IAD DUE TO CROSS WINDS AT DCA AND LONGER RUNWAY AT IAD. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 ENG OIL FILTER CAP O-RING WAS CUT. REPLACED O-RING AND C/W M/M INSP REQ FOR WINDMILLING.

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