Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
June 26, 2017
Submitted
June 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N391AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
27451
Aircraft time
88,926 hours, 14,259 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Engine time
4,955 hours, 892 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
8TC34ABW1
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO A RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT) INDICATIONS WERE ERRATIC. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 AND 5 EXHAUST GAS-IMMERSED THERMOCOUPLE PROBES IAW AMM 77-21-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.