What was found
1.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, NR 3 ENGINE OIL DROPPED TO 6 QUARTS. REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE, OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO 4 QUARTS. SHUTDOWN ENGINE. FOUND CRACKED OIL LINE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. REPLACED SAME MM 70-50-00, 71-00-00.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2006
- Submitted
- November 1, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N452PA
- Make and model
- Boeing 74746NF
- Aircraft serial
- 30810
- Aircraft time
- 24,804 hours, 4,262 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2*
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 1978M64G01
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Eng Oil
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.