Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
March 7, 2008
Submitted
March 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N86425
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21459
Aircraft time
65,167 hours, 39,054 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17R
Engine time
60,972 hours, 61,979 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
LINE
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 30K FEET 263 NM OUT OF MAJURO, NR 1 OIL QUANTITY STARTED TO DECREASE FROM 4 GALLONS TO ZERO, CREW THEN SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND DESCENDED TO FL 26K FEET, RETURNED TO MAJURO. WINDMILLING OCCURRED FOR 43 MINUTES WITH OIL PRESSURE AT 17-18 PSI. ON INSPECTION FOUND NR 6 BEARING OIL PRESSURE LINE BROKEN. REPLACED LINE FULL POWER RUN NO LEAK, PERFORM TEST HOP SYSTEM OIL NO LEAK, RELEASED AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE.