Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 26, 2004
Submitted
July 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49305
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Sensor
Stage of operation
CR
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

DFW - INFLIGHT T402/26 RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WENT OFF SCALE. HIGH DURING CLIMBOUT THROUGH 27,000 FEET AT CRUISE. GAUGE WAS ERRATIC DURING DESCENT. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND GROUND WIRE TO ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS LOOSE. SECURED LOOSE GROUND WIRE AND REPLACED TEMPERATURE SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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