Service difficulty report · Line · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 20, 2012
Submitted
January 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382WA
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48411
Aircraft time
66,503 hours, 12,811 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT APPROX 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT THEY NOTICED THAT THE NR 2 ENG OIL QUANTITY WAS DROPPING. THE OIL QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DROP AT AN APPROX RATE OF 1 QT PER HOUR. OIL PRESS AND TEMP REMAINED NORMAL. APPROX 1 HOUR PRIOR TO LANDING THE OIL QTY WAS AT ZERO HOWEVER PRESS AND TEMP WERE STILL NORMAL. APPROX 18 MIN PRIOR TO LANDING THE OIL TEMP STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE PRESS STARTED TO DECREASE. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. THEY LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND A LINE FROM THE OIL FILTER TO THE PRESS SWITCH LOOSE. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE LINE AND LEAKED CHECK WAS GOOD.

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