Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
August 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45940
Engine
Pwa JT3D3B
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 3 Oil Temp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE RAPIDLY FROM 100 DEG TO 150 DEG. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. ENGINE MAINTAINED 30 PSI OIL PRESSURE DURING WINDMILLING. FOUND BROKEN GROUND WIRE ON NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION SYSTEM. REPLACED WIRE, PERFORMED GROUND RUN. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.

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