Service difficulty report · Tube · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 18, 2005
Submitted
August 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
83,903 hours, 34,736 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Engine time
31,972 hours, 13,733 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
D51P5410115
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
83,903 hours, 34,736 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

!DURING CLIMBOUT FROM KTOL TO KPHL THE NR 2 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRESSURE WAS AT 14 PSI AND FLUCTUATING AND OIL QUANTITY DEPLETING SLOWLY. THE CREW PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CREW LANDED IN KPHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER OIL SUPPLY TUBE BROKE AT FLANGE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED TUBE. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WERE GOOG PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

More about the Doug DC-8-71F