Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 31, 2011
Submitted
April 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46710
Aircraft time
90,404 hours, 35,689 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENG OIL QTY STARTED DROPPING 1 GAL EVERY 8 MIN. WHEN QUANTITY HIT 3 AND AMBER, WE ALSO GOT AN ENG 2 OIL PRESSURE LOW ALERT AND IT STAYED ON WITH ENG THROTTLE AT IDLE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE IAW QRH. CREW VERBAL ON DEBRIEF: ENGINE WAS ALREADY AT IDLE WHEN LOW OIL PRESSURE ALERT CAME ON. TIME LOW OIL ALERT WAS ON, WAS LIMITED TO QRH RUN TIME. VERIFIED AT OIL QTY IS LOW BY MORE THAN 10 QTS. FOUND A LARGE QTY OF OIL COLLECTED IN CTR AFT BODY AND COMING FROM BREATHER EXHAUST ON LT CORE COWL. OIL WAS ALSO STREAMING DOWN LT CORE COWL. SUSPECT LUBE AND SCAVENGE PUMP. IAW P/P, ENGINEER HAS APPROVED REMOVAL OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NR 2 ENGINE IAW WORKCARDS 71T1101 AND 71T1701. LEAK CHECK AND RUN CHECKS GOOD PER JRH. MAX POWER ASSURANCE RUN GOOD.OK FOR SERVICE.

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