Service difficulty report · Oil System · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
September 8, 2014
Submitted
September 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415NV
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49909
Aircraft time
50,405 hours, 35,410 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT FIRST OFFICER NOTICED OIL QTY WAS A 7, AT GATE WE HAD 12 QUARTS BEFORE START UP. QRH 12.16 WAS RUN. AFTER OIL QTY WAS AT ZERO & ENG NR 2, RT ENG, WAS AT IDLE, OIL PRESS DROPPED BELOW 35 & ENG 2 WAS SHUTDOWN. EMER DECLARED & RETURNED. NR 2 ENG WAS WIND MILLING FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES WITHOUT OIL, IE OIL QTY WAS AT ZERO. FIRST OFFICER NOTICED OIL PRESS WAS AT ZERO FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES ON DESCENT BACK & PROBABLY MORE LIKE 15 MINUTES. CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE ADDED WHEN AVAILABLE.

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