Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
October 25, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N319NE
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21349
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Line
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NUMBER 3 ENG EXPERIENCED OIL LOSS. OIL PRESS AT APPROX 10 PSI ON IDLE PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN. DUE TO WEATHER ACFT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE, FLIGHT ARRIVED SAFELY. TROUBLESHOOTING IN PROGRESS. ENG HAD APPROX 1 GAL IN THE SYS & SERVICED APPROX 3 GAL. FOUND OIL SUPPLY LINE AT 1 O CLOCK POSITION OF THE EXHAUST. REPLACED OIL LINE, INSPECTED MAIN OIL STRAINER FOR CONTAMINATION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ENG, OPERATIONS NORMAL, NO VIBRATION NOTED. PERFORMED NORMAL ENG SHUT DOWN. INSPECTED ENG TAIL PIPE, NORMAL. OK TO PROCEED.