Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
June 21, 2005
Submitted
June 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N395AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21100
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
51,379 hours, 51,905 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
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 NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMP WAS BETWEEN 125 & 130 DEG FOR 15 MINUTES. PERFORMED ALT PROCEDURES, RETARDED THROTTLE, DIDN'T HELP. SHUTDOWN NR 3 ENGINE, ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR 45 MIN. OIL PRESSURE STAYED ABOVE 25 PSI. DIVERTED & LANDED AT SJU. MX INSPECTED NR 3 ENGINE & FOUND AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM MAIN OIL FILTER PACKING. ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER & PACKINGS WERE REMOVED INSPECTED & REPLACED. OIL FILTER INSPECTION REVEALED NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. NR 3 ENGINE WAS RUN AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR 5 MIN, ENGINE OIL TEMP STAYED BELOW 125 DEG. ALL PERAMETERS NORMAL. NO LEAKS NOTED, ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW BOEING MM CH-71-00 PG 609 & 71-00 PG 212A & AMERIJET ENGINE RUN FORM B-41. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.