SDR RRXA010009

Service difficulty report · Light · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 11, 2001
Submitted
February 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961R
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46133
Aircraft time
83,463 hours, 25,006 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Instrument Pnl
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT 3900 FEET, M.8 249 KIAS OIL PRESS 42, PSI IDLE 32 PSI. LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS POWER REDUCED FROM CRUISE TO IDLE POWER. INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN PERFORMED IAW QRH. AFTER SHUTDOWN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGH LANDING, WINDMILLING PSI 4. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE LIGHT BULB IN NR 3 LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CONNECTION BAD DUE TO SOLDER ON LIGHT SOCKET. CLEANED SOCKET, RELAMPED, OPS CHK NORMAL IAW M/M 79-31-05.

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