JeffM From United States, joined May 2005, 3247 posts, RR: 58 Posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 4631 times:
Looking at a picture I took, I just noticed what I consider a lot of engine oil (?) streaming out the back of this plane. Now I understand some is normal on certain engines, but this plane is just taking off.
Can anyone clear this up, or offer an explanation?
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 4369 times:
If you're referring to the brownish area on the fuselage ahead and below of the #2 engine, that looks like a pre-existing oil/hydraulic stain. To me, anyways.
EnoreFilho From Brazil, joined Jun 2004, 58 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 4290 times:
Well, it may be a problem, like a lot of planes that have engine problems and lands everyday in a place on earth, and we don't know because nobody was hurt. This guy surely checked the oil gauge in the cockpit and decided to stay flying or to return.
JetMechMD80 From United States, joined Jul 2004, 380 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 4083 times:
It can be caused by OVER filling the oil. The engine will just blow the excess oil out. No big deal. You just need to check the oil within 15 mins of shutdown, or a false reading is possible. Or you need to start the engine and let it stablize to get a good reading.By the way nice photo, I used to work for them, (Custom Air Transport). Thanks for the memorys.
Greasespot From Canada, joined Apr 2004, 2762 posts, RR: 28 Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 4017 times:
The JT8-XX can burn / use 2 quarts per hour give or take......This is normal. The just never wiped the cowls between flights( or days).. Also remover it take a little oil to make a mess when you are flying at 500 mph
JeffM From United States, joined May 2005, 3247 posts, RR: 58 Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 3972 times:
I'll have to find the cd I burned the originals on, and check the taxiing shots I took before it took off, but I don't remember seeing anything as it taxiied by.
I remember having to oil the J-79's in our F-4's right after shut down to properly refill the reservoir, but I certainly don't ever remember seeing that much blown out.
I know well how little oil it takes to make a mess, but this puppy was far from 500 mph...
JeffM From United States, joined May 2005, 3247 posts, RR: 58 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3795 times:
Well, the other picture I have of it is the port side, and it is dirty, but not as bad as this side. I guess they just don't wipe that stuff off often. As far as I could tell, the plane would leave early in the evening, and then I would see it back on the ramp later in the morning the next day.
L-188 From United States, joined Jul 1999, 28562 posts, RR: 72 Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 3779 times:
That plane hasn't been washed in a while, but there is an amazing amount of oil that goes overboard from the engines on the 727.
When I was working for Reeve all of our ticket agents had jackets that where just speckeled with the stuff, and they only had to stand under the engines when the passengers where loading and offloading.
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Boeing733 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2004, 19 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2250 times:
If you think that's bad, you should see the tails of some of the KLM Cityhopper F100/F70 aircraft, they are disgustingly black from engine and APU exhaust fumes. Somebody needs to tell KLM to invest some money in an aircraft clean once in a while
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Aa717driver From United States, joined Feb 2002, 1565 posts, RR: 17 Reply 16, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2110 times:
Guys, this is a beater 727. If it isn't spewing oil over the back of the plane, it's out of oil.
On any JT8, you shouldn't walk under the engines or you will get spattered with oil from the breather tube or where it drips off the cowling in front of the reversers.
Jafa From United States, joined Aug 2003, 779 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (5 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2043 times:
Oil leakage is normal and expected from the engines of the 727. I spent 4 years as a FA exclusively on the 727, and I have many oil stained shirts from just running up and down the aft stairs. Some aircraft leak more than others.
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I have this song that I sing; "Mona Leesy You're So Greasy". But none of the lines read, "But not as bad as this".
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