SDR 0002729998

Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
August 5, 2000
Submitted
August 10, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8934E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47143
Aircraft time
67,991 hours, 55,642 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D7
Engine time
78,315 hours, 75,404 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION ROSE TO 145 DEGREES. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE PRECAUTIONARY, AND LANDED AT MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN INDICATION PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE CANNON PLUG AT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION SENSOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

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