SDR 2003F00222

Service difficulty report · Probe · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
February 5, 2003
Submitted
April 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853LS
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC853B
Part
Probe
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Eng Temp
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

BIL - FLT 2565 - NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMP WAS HIGH DURING CLIMB-OUT. CREW RETUREND TO STATION. INDICATION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. REPLACED TEMP PROBE DUE TO SUSPECTED OIL INFILTRATION FROM CANNON PLUG SIDE, REPAIRED OIL TEMP BULB CANNON PLUG, AND REPLACED VERNATHERM VALVE. OIL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN, OIL WAS CHECKED FOR BURNING OR BURNED ODOR, NONE WAS NOTED. HALF HOUR GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED, FOLLOWED BY A TEST FLIGHT. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. (M)