Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
March 29, 2002
Submitted
April 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23377
Aircraft time
51,195 hours, 31,381 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B2
Engine time
48,083 hours, 30,577 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
AW71500042
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0332 - AFTER T/O ENROUTE FROM OMA TO PHX, NR 2 ENGINE EGT FLUXUATED FULL SCALE FROM 0 TO 1250, RED LIGHT CAME ON AND DIGITS DISAPPEARED, FLUXUATED BACK TO 0 AND DIGITS DISAPPEARED AGAIN. IN LIGHT CHOP TO SMOOTH CONDITIONS EGT GAUGE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH OUT RETURN TO OMA, EGT DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT, NR 1 ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. NOTE: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NR 2 ENGINE EGT OVERTEMP IN LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULANCE (5 SECONDS) ON PREVIOUS FLT INTO OMA (FLT 0512), MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 EACH WIRING HARNESSES IAW BMM 77-21-01-4 FOR THIS EVENT. (FLT 0332) MAINTENANCE PERFORMED 70 PERCENT POWER RUN, NR 2 EGT WENT FROM NORMAL TO 1250 DEGREES C TO 0 DEGREES C A

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