Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
March 29, 2012
Submitted
April 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20939
Aircraft time
58,863 hours, 37,627 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
3,617 hours, 2,970 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
3,617 hours, 2,970 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

45 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF NR 3 ENG HAD LOST APPROX 1 GAL DOWN TO 1.5 GALS FROM 2.6 GAL AT TAKEOFF. OIL PRESSURE & TEMP WERE NORMAL ON NR 3. LANDED WITH GAL 1.25 GAL / 42 PSI PRESS / 10C OIL TEMP. ENT BY: 152952 RPT BY: 434068 SHGN 28MAR12 23:57 MEM U OPENED NR 3 ENGINE AND FOUND ABOUT 1 QT OF OIL IN COWLING. INSPECTED TAIL PIPE AND IT WAS CLEAN AND DRY. COULD NOT TELL WHERE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. ADDED 5 QTS OF OIL IAW MM REF 12-13-001-2-0. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RAN TO INSPECT FOR LEAKS. AWAITING TRANSLOAD TO RUN ENGINE. REPLACED #3 ENGINE PER WC70T0001-03,WC70T000303, WC70T0301-03. OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.