Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
November 19, 2003
Submitted
November 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
54,532 hours, 29,104 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
49,728 hours, 25,743 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Temp Bulb
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 800 FROM KMIA TO MMUN. AFTER TAKE-OFF CLIMBING THROUGH 1,000 FT AGL, THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 100 DEGREES AND OFF SCALE HIGH. AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FT, THE NR 3 ENGINE STAYED OFF SCALE HIGH. REFERENCE AOM CHECKLIST FOLLOWED BY NR 3 ENGINE IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN AS PRECAUTIONARY, ADVISED ATC AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT AIR TURN BACK TO KMIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND A BROKEN WIRE/PIN AT THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMP BULB CONNECTOR. REPAIRED AND REPINNED BROKEN WIRE AT CONNECTOR, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND SYSTEM CHECK GOOD IAW MM 79-32-0 AND 20-11-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.