Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
April 13, 2006
Submitted
April 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49727
Aircraft time
34,832 hours, 23,314 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
39,039 hours, 22,419 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Oil Temp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING CLIMB RIGHT OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR SHOWED 135 GRADES AND INCREASED UP TO 145 IN 5 SECONDS, SO THRUST WAS REDUCED IN ORDER TO PREVENT HIGHER OIL TEMPERATURE. AT PLATFORM, RIGHT ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND CHIP DETECTOR WERE VERIFIED BEING CORRECT. OIL TEMPERATURE SENSORS WERE INTERCHANGED AND ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 79-32-01 AND 79-00-00, NO LEAKS WERE FOUND.

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