SDR YYFA064M

Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 28, 2011
Submitted
June 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836NK
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53046
Aircraft time
41,270 hours, 28,721 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT FROM SAL RT ENGINE FILTER CLOGGED LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AC DIVERTED TO GUATEMALA. UPON PARKING MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE MAIN OIL FILTER ASSY AND INSPECTED FOR FOD, NONE WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT ENG MAIN OIL FILTER PER MD 80 AMM 79-20-06 AND 79-35-01 AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESSURE INDICATION SYSTEM WAS AT FAULT. MOC ISSUED DMI M79JN-4632 AC WAS RELEASED PER MEL 79-5. AC 836RA REPOSITIONED TO IWA, UPON ARRIVAL RT ENGINE DIFFERENTIAL OIL PRESS SWITCH WAS REPLACED PER MD 80 AMM 79-35-01 DMI WAS CLEARED. AC OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED 6/29/2011 NO FURTHER CREW REPORTS WERE RECEIVED AT THIS TIME.

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