Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
January 18, 2006
Submitted
January 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
68,033 hours, 17,581 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
68,278 hours, 20,918 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
468,033 hours, 17,581 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT LEVEL OFF, THROTTLES REDUCED TO CRUISE PWR NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT CAME ON. OIL PRESS IND 10 PSI. CREW SHUTDOWN ENG. LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MX VERIFIED NO SIGNIFICANT OIL LOSS. C/W ABNORMAL OIL PRESS INSPECT. INSPECT MAIN FILTER AND SCAV PUMP INLET SCREENS & NO DEBRIS NOTED. FOUND OIL FILTER RELIEF VLV (BYPASS) LEAKS. INSPECT & FOUND VLV SEAT INSTALLATION INCORRECT. CORRECTED. R&R ENG DRIVEN OIL PUMP AND PRESS RELEIF VLV ASSY. R&R OIL PRESS X-MTTER. ENGS RUN & NR 1 OIL PRESS FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 5 & 20 PSI. INSPECT OIL SUPPLY SYS & REMOVED DEBRIS FROM OIL TANK AT PUMP SUPPLY OUTLET. MX FLUSHED TANKS & TUBES, RAN ENGS & ADJUSTED RELIEF VLV. SYS OPS CHK NORM IAW MANUALS AND A/C RTS.

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