SDR BMAC020006

Service difficulty report · Wire · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
June 20, 2002
Submitted
August 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536PA
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
681
Part
Wire
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Egt
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE LT ENGINE EGT BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 630 DEGREES AND 600 DEGREES. THE TTL WAS TURNED OFF PER THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, AND FLUCTUATION CONTINUED BETWEEN 580 DEGREES AND 600 DEGREES. SOME FLUCTUATION IN ENGINE SOUND WAS OBSERVED. THE SRL WAS TURNED OFF AND ALL INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. FLIGHT DIVERTED. ALL INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL. NR 1 AIRFRAME CONNECTOR PLUG AT ENGINE EGT SOFT LEAD TO HAVE BARE WIRES INTERNALLY AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CONNECTOR PLUG INNER SHELL. REPAIRED IAW AC AND WIRING. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN, NO EGT FLUCTUATION AT THIS TIME.