Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
February 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
90,111 hours, 24,132 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Switch
Part number
42D491C
Part serial
A1105131
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Part time
90,111 hours, 24,132 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

NR 3 ENGINE STARTED SLOWLY LEAKING OIL. AT 1418Z WITH NR 3 OIL QUANTITY INDICATION OF 1 GALLON AND NR 3 OIL TEMP SLOWLY STARTING TO INCREASE, NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTION. AFTER SHUTDOWN, NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO ZERO WITH WINDMILLING OIL PRESSURE OF 29 PSI. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND NR 3 DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CRACKED AND LEAKING AROUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. R & R NR 3 DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW MM 79-33-1. NR 3 ENGINE OIL TANK SERVICED TO FULL, 16 QUARTS ADDED. MAIN AND SCAVENGE OIL FILTERS REMOVED, INSPECTED AND REINSTALLED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND IAW OVHM 72-00. GMM 3.124 COMPLIED WITH. ENGINE RUN PERFORMED BY FLIGHT CREW. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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