SDR RRXA97086

Service difficulty report · Oil Pres Xmitter · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
March 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46054
Part
Oil Pres Xmitter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
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 200, NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GRADUALLY LOWERED FROM 40 PSI TO 30 PSI. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE X-MITTER, OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. SWAPPED NR 2 AND NR 3 OIL PRESSURE IND FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, SWAPPED NR 3 AND NR 1 OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. SWAPPED OIL PRESSURE X-MITTER HARD LINE WITH NR 3 TO NR 4 ENGINE. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK, ALL ENGINES GOOD ON GROUND ENGINE RUN, NO DEFECT NOTED.

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