Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N927DA
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49714
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12,477 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

R OIL STRAINER CLOG LOG WOULD NOT GO OUT WITH THROTTLE RETARDED TO IDLE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. REPLACED FILTER, DRAINED AND REFILLED OIL, RAN ENGINE PER M/M. CHECKED FILTER AGAIN, EVIDENCE OF CARBON BUIL-UP ON ORIGINAL FILTER, SUBSEQUENT OK.

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