Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 8, 2015
Submitted
August 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49643
Aircraft time
70,220 hours, 39,002 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Clogged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED DUE TO OVERWEIGHT LANDING FOR MX DIVERSION FOR OIL STRAINER CLOGGING. LT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURE 72.16. ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHES AT 1.3 EPR & RE-ILLUMINATES ABOVE 1.3 EPR. OIL PRESS WAS GOOD HOWEVER OIL TEMP WAS ELEVATED TO 125 AT IDLE & AT 1.3 EPR. OIL TEMP APPEARED NORMAL. REPLACED MAIN OIL FILTER, NO DEFECT NOTED LEAK CHECK OK. PLACED ON MEL 79-05 S1. OIL LEVEL CHECK AT 12 QTS PLACARD INSTALLED.

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