Service difficulty report · Oil Temp Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16893
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49392
Part
Oil Temp Switch
Part number
3050801
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu
Component
38003681
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHILE OPERATING THE APU WITH THE NR 2 GENERATOR ON PLACARD, THE APU OIL TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. THE APU WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MCO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL TEMP SENSOR AT FAULT. THE TEMP SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. IN ADDITION, THE NR 2 GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE PLACARD WAS REMOVED.

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