Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 24, 2016
Submitted
April 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N869GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53294
Aircraft time
49,644 hours, 40,536 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Part
Sense Line
Part number
M8793000C02010G4
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
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

LEFT ENG LOW OIL PRESS ANNUNCIATOR ON EOAP. LT ENG OIL PRESS WAS INDICATING 35 PSI WITH NO OIL QTY. 10 - 15 PSI INDICATED UNTIL ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. APPROX WINDMILL WAS 15 MINUTES, WITH MAX OIL TEMP OF 107 DEG C. NO OIL PRESS INDICATION AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN 0 PSI. REPLACED NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS SENSE LINE. REPLACED NR 1 MAIN OIL FILTER. INSPECTED OIL FILTER & CHIP DETECTORS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENG RUN & LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 71-00-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. OIL PRESS & TEMP NORMAL IAW AMM 71-00-00. SERVICED ENG OIL IAW AMM CH 12 DFDR DOWNLOAD COMPLIED WITH. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE IAW POWERPLANT ENGINEERING.

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