SDR MEX2003548

Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 10, 2003
Submitted
December 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
B19151
Condition
Clogged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC RETURNED THIRTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE (RT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING) LIGHT CAME ON. CAPTAIN INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT TURNED OFF AND IT WAS PUT AT FLIGHT IDLE POWER. AT PLATFORM THE MAIN FILTER ASSY AND THE CHIP DETECTORS WERE INSPECTED, THE FILTER WAS FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH COAL. THE FILTER WAS CLEANED AND THE PROCEDURE OF FILTER PRESS SENSING WAS PERFORMED IAW MM. AT STATION THE MAIN OIL FILTER, DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ALARM, RESTRICTORS P5 AND P6 AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WERE REPLACED IAW MM, TESTS OK, ALL CORRECT.

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