Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
April 5, 2011
Submitted
April 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N237FE
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21331
Aircraft time
71,746 hours, 45,297 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
2,206 hours, 1,767 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,206 hours, 1,767 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

AIRCREW WROTE UP OIL QUANTIY IN NR 2 PRIOR TO FLT STARTED WITH 4 1/2 GALLONS. QUANTIY WAS 2 1/2 GALLONS STARTING CRUISE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES OIL OUANTY WAS ZERO. COMPLIED WITH RED TABS DURING CRUISE. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE WHEN PRESSURE DROPPED IN THE YELLOW ZONE, COMPLIED WITH QRH, UNEVENTFUL ONE ENGINE INOPERATIVE LANDING. AFTER TALKING WITH CREW 30-35 OIL PRESSURE TIME OF SHUT DOWN: 0 OIL PRESSURE TIME OF WINDMILLING, WINDMILLED FOR 10 MINUTES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE IN REF TO WORK CARD 70T0002, AND WORK CARD 70T0301-02.