Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 5, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49615
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
749965
Part serial
FZ1714
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
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

AT CRUISE NORMAL INDICATIONS, FELT A THUD & THE AP KICKED OFF. CAPT HAND FLEW THE ACFT FOR A FEW MINS & TURNED THE AP BACK ON. 10 MINUTES LATER, THE 40 PSI OIL PRESS LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE RT ENG. STARTED, QRH 72.14, BEFORE FINISHING NOTICED THE RT ENG OIL PRESS & QTY CONTINUED TO DROP. CONTACTED ATC, REPORTED THE PROBLEM, DECLARED AN EMER. QRH 72.14 REFERRED THE ENG FAILURE & SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE ON 72.3. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE RT ENG. RT QTY WAS AT ABOUT 5 QUARTS & THE OIL PRESS WAS BELOW 20 PSI. SERVICED ENG NR 2 WITH 11 QTS OF OIL & MOTORED ENG. FOUND AFT OIL PITTING ON OIL COOLER LEAKING EXCESSIVELY. R&R OIL COOLER ON NR 2 ENG IAW AMM 79-20-01-2. LEAK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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