Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 18, 2009
Submitted
June 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
43,963 hours, 28,463 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Engine time
19,100 hours, 12,739 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Component
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, OIL PRESSURE ON S/O'S PANEL INDICATED YELLOW ARC, PREFORMED ENG FAIL/SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. DURING CHECKLIST OIL QUANITY DROPPED RAPIDLY TO ZERO. OIL PRESSURE IN YELLOW ARE FOR APPROX 130 MIN. DURING DECENT PERFORMED ENG WIND MILLING CHECKLIST. SPOKE WITH THE CAPT ABOUT THE EVENT AND CREW OBSEVATIONS OF THE OIL PRESSURE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND DURING WINDMILLING, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, OIL PRESSURE NEVER FELL BELOW YELLOW ARC. DURING WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE NEVER FELL BELOW 10 PSI. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. OPEN