Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2013
Submitted
December 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30222
Aircraft time
54,245 hours, 6,567 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
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

RT ENG OIL TEMP, CREW REPORTS OIL TEMP AMBER AT 163 DEG C FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES DURING CLIMB THRUST. THRUST REDUCED TO IDLE & TEMP DROPPED TO 110 DEG WITHIN 3 MINUTES. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITH ENG REMAINING AT IDLE. RAN ENG IAW TEST 17 MAX OIL TEMP NOTED AS 142 IAW AMM 79-00-00 PG 652 ENG OK TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE.