Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
December 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21947
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Engine time
53,070 hours, 31,103 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
792
Condition
Bypassing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

FLIGHT 858 DEPARTED MAR AND DURING THE CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED COMPANY ALTERNATE PROCEDURES, THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MAR WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT, MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER CONTAMINATED. THE MAIN OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL BYPASS SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS RUN TO TAKEOFF POWER FOR 5 MINS AND A LEAK CHECK, AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK, ALL CHECKED GOOD, ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW P&W MM CH 72-00-00, & B-727 MM CH 79-33-01, P&W MM CH 72-61-00, P&W MM CH 71-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS