Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 17, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160BS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53463
Aircraft time
25,594 hours, 19,622 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
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

PILOT REPORT: DURING CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL OF 300, LEFT OIL TEMPERATURE START TO RAISE ABOVE NORMAL RANGE (BETWEEN 135C TO 162C) WAS NECESSARY TO INCREASE POWER IN LT ENGINE TO MAINTAIN OIL TEMPERATURE BELOW 165C, CHECK LIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNSUCCESFULLY, FUEL HEAT WAS OFF, REST OF THE PARAMETERS: OIL PRESS: LT 45, RT: 46, FUEL TEMP: LT 38, RT: 34, OIL TEMP: LT (AS REPORTED), RT: 91, OIL QTY: LT 15, RT: 15. AMM 79-20-01 PAGE 201, LT ENGINE FUEL / OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED. IAW AMM WDM 79-33-00 PAGE 506 AND WDM 73-35-00 PAGE 501, ELECTRICAL WIRING CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. IAW AMM 71-00-00 PAGE 501, LT ENGINE RUN UP WAS ACCOMPLISHED, TEST SATISFACTORY.

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