Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
February 6, 2011
Submitted
February 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
76,349 hours, 19,461 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Engine time
66,997 hours, 26,034 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
42D491C
Part serial
234
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
66,997 hours, 26,034 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE CREW SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QTY. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INPECTED NR 1 ENGINE AND FOUND OIL DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH HOUSING CRACKED. THEY REPLACED OIL DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 79-33-1, 79-20-7 AND ERH 70.01.1. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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