Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
January 14, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
72,017 hours, 22,669 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT3D3B
Part serial
678991
Condition
Defective
Location
#2 Engine Assy
Part time
60,529 hours, 16,632 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

ENROUTE FROM FJDG TO OBBI CREW NOTED #2 OIL QUANTITY DROPPED. CREW ELECTED TO FOLLOW ATI PROCEDURE AND SHUTDOWN THE #2 ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO OBBI FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON #2 ENGINE REMAINED IN THE "POSITIVE"RANGE FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE #2 ENGINE MAINTENANCE NOTED OIL DISCHARGE THRU TURBINE AND FOREIGN MATERIAL IN OIL STRAINER. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE IAW APPLICABLE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE MANUALS. UPON COMPLETION OF SUCCESFULL ENGINE RUN AND CHECK OUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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