# SDR VGCA20260917001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 17, 2026
- Submitted: September 23, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N215WE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215WE), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 727-2S2F
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-2S2F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2s2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 22936
- Aircraft time: 43,747 hours, 25,171 cycles
- Engine: Pwa JT8D217C
- Engine time: 44,522 hours, 34,642 cycles
- System (JASC): [7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7200)
- Part: Engine
- Condition: Making Metal
- Location: Zone 400
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: E
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGCA20260917001

## Discrepancy

ENGINE OIL BYPASS INDICATION. METAL IN OIL FILTER

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