Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 1, 2008
Submitted
December 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21530
Aircraft time
40,252 hours, 27,517 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
41,798 hours, 30,849 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1163P182
Part serial
1269
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Part time
41,798 hours, 30,849 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO LOW PRESSURE/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT. COMPLIED WITH QRH ENGINE WINDMILLED 2 MIN PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN. OIL PRESSURE AT APPROX 40 PSI. FOUND FAULTY LOW OIL PRESS SWITCH, REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH IAW MM 79-34-001-4, ALSO CLEANED CONNECTORS ON LOW OIL PRESS SWITCH AND FILT BYPASS PRESS DIFF SWITCH RAN ENGINE AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF SWITCHES, NO LEAKS NOTED AND LIGHT IS OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS TIME.