Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2010
Submitted
May 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22936
Aircraft time
33,469 hours, 19,562 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
24,108 hours, 16,573 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OIL QUANTITY DECREASED AFTER TAKEOFF. WITH .8 GAL INDICATED, BEGAN TO DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE, AND WENT TO ZERO WITH LO PRESS/ FILT BYPASS LT ON. SHUTDOWN TIME 2040Z, ENGINE 2 WINDMILL AT 18 PERCENT N2 AND 13 PERCENT N1 TILL LANDING AT 2103 Z WITH 0 OIL PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO MANUAL REQUIREMENT TO DISASSEMBLE ENGINE FOR OIL SYSTEM COMPONENTS EXAMINATION IF ENGINE WAS OPERATED WITH OIL PRESSURE OF LESS THAN 34 PSI AT OR ABOVE FLIGHT IDLE.

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