Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
February 25, 2021
Submitted
February 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68843
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
60317
Aircraft time
20,010 hours, 7,180 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
TC29603
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

71009052 NR 2 ENGINE OVER TEMP AT FL320. PULLED ENGINE BACK TO IDLE AND DIVERTED TO ORD. HIGHEST EGT TEMP WE SAW WAS 892 DEGREES. AMBER BAND. KEPT NR 2 RUNNING FOR APPROACH AND LANDING. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE IN RANGE, DURING ENTIRE EVENT. ALL AS PER CAPTAIN TUCK SHATTUCK U147653 PERFORMED ENGINE NR 2 BITE CHECK SHOWED BOTTOM RIGHT AND LEFT EGT FAULTS. SEE PICS FOR FAULT CODES ASSOCIATED HARNESS. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PROBES IN POSITION NR 2 REMOVED THERMOCOUPLE PROBES FROM POSITION NR 2 AND NR 3. REMOVED AND NR 3. REF AMM 77-21-01-400-801. ALSO INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ATTACHED FOR HARNESS SERIAL NUMBERS. THE SERVICEABLE HARNESS IS HARNESS FOR ASSOCIATED PROBES. REF AMM 73-21-06-000-803. SEE IPC REFERENCE NR 77-21-01-01A IPC REFERENCE NR 77-21-01-01A IDENTIFIED AS THE HARNESS ON THE TOP PART OF THE PIC. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT NR 1990627 SN OFF 9827 TT NR 1990889 SN OFF 9487 REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE CJ10 HARNESS REF AMM 73-21-06-000-803-F00 AND TOP LEFT & BOTTOM LEFT EGT PROBES REF AMM 77-21-01-400-801-F00. PART & SERIAL NR'S OF REMOVED HARNESS TOMC ENGINE DESK IRENE IBRAHIM. REQUIRES POWER PLANT TEST *[7] ARE 325-025-432-0 / VH740311-1 RESPECTIVELY AT THE REQUEST OF PROBE, THERMOCO OFF 29-7721-9-9001 0629 ON 29-7721-9-9001 3076 IPC REFERENCE NR 77-21-01-01A TT NR 1967179 SN OFF 0629 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT NR 1173882 SN OFF 1902 AND 5 REF AMM 73-21-00-700-804-F00. TEST PASSED. NO FAULTS INDICATED. ACCOMPLISHED POWER PLANT TEST *[7] AMM 73-21-0.