SDR RRXA001043

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
August 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46146
Aircraft time
52,964 hours, 15,446 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine Oil Tank
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL 370 CRUISE PWR NR 4 OIL PSI DECREASE TO APPROX 20 PSI NR 4 OIL TEMP 150 DEGREE NR 4 OIL QTY NORMAL. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN NR 4 (0213Z). REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL PROBES XMITTER IAW CH 79-32-1. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL TEMP SENOR IAW CH 79-54-1. MOTORED ENGINE IAW EWA RUN-UP HANDBOOK. NO LEAKS NOTED, OIL QTY NORMAL. RAN ENGINE TO MAX POWER IAW EWA RAN-UP HANDBOOK. NR 4 OIL SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL. OIL SYSTEM INSPECTED IAW CH 79-00, MAINT PRECAUTIOUS OIL ALTERS AND DRIP DETECTOR PULLED IAW CH 79-20-5. NO DEFECTED NOTED. OIL DRAINED FROM SYSTEM IAW CH 14-40-1 AND INTERNAL CK OF OIL TANK PERFORMED. FOUND BRACKET ON SUCTION LINE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL TANK IAW CH 79-70-1.

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