Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 3, 2019
Submitted
June 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53630
Aircraft time
53,050 hours, 27,342 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Temp Bulb
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY ON ACCOUNT OF OIL TEMP INDICATION HIGH. ESD 165 LIGHTS ILLUM. TEMP PEAKED AT 193 MOMENTARILY. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. COMMANDED ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ENGINE WINDMILL FOR 20 MINS, OIL PRESS ABOVE 10 PSI CONTINUOUSLY. MAINTENANCE REPORTS L/H ENGINE OIL TEMP TABS NORMAL. FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON L/H ENGIN OIL TEMP BULB P1-812 PIN B. REPINNED B ON P1-812 IAW WDM 79-3-00. RAN BOTH ENGINES. TEMPS NORMAL IAW MM 72-00-00. OK FOR SERVICE.

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