Service difficulty report · Probe · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 5, 2016
Submitted
May 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35189
Aircraft time
32,989 hours, 10,108 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
TC29604
Condition
Shorted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS NR 2 ENGINE TREND DATA SHOWS EGT SCATTER AND DECREASE IN HOT DAY MARGIN. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. EGT INDICATION ERRORS ARE SUSPECT. ACFT GROUNDED. GAINED ACCESS TO INPUT MONITORING PAGE FOR ENGINE NR 2 EGT T49.5 BEFORE CLEANING. T49.5S1=87.52, S2=44.02, S3=46.87 & S4=98.15. ACCOMPLISHED EGT SYSTEM INSPECTION FOUND T49.5S4 PROBE SHORTED AND FOUND WIRE HARNESS CJ10 SHORTED. REPLACED T49.5S4 PROBE AND REPLACED CJ10 WITH SERVICABLE ONES. ACCOMPLISHED CLEANING OF ALL EGT CONNECTIONS AND RECONNECTED AND SAFETIED. ACCOMPLISHED INPUT MONITORING OF THE T49.5 AFTER CLEANING S1=19.06, S2=12.24, S3=11.70, AND S4=18.75. ACCOMPLISHED ALL REQUIRED TEST, ALL TEST PASS NO FAULTS NOTED REF AMM 77-21-01-000-801, 77-21-01-200-801, 73-21-00-700-802, 77-21-01-400-801, & 73-21-06-400-803.