Service difficulty report · Filter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49583
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

FIFTY MILES EAST OF JAN, THE RT OIL FILTER CLOG MSG ILLUM. CREW FOLLOWED POM AND THE MSG DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO JAN. JAN MTC REMOVED THE OIL FILTER AND FOUND FULL OF CARBON. MTC REPLACED THE FILTER AND PERFORMED AN ENG RUN AND HAD NO LEAKS AND THE CLOG MSG DID NOT RETURN.

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