Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 11, 2002
Submitted
August 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9405T
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53141
Aircraft time
29,225 hours, 14,505 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Engine time
32,643 hours, 19,218 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE APPEARED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. FLIGHT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ICT. EXTENSIVE CHECKS OF THE WATER SEPARATOR FILTERS, ENGINE END CAPS, ETC. FOUND NO CAUSE FOR THE SMOKE. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED TO STL WHERE BOTH ENGINES WERE BORESCOPED PRECAUTIONARY. THE RT ENGINE HAD OIL IN THE EIGHTH STAGE SO THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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