Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 28, 2016
Submitted
July 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
66,314 hours, 49,210 cycles
Engine time
56,709 hours, 44,508 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Temp Sensor
Stage of operation
AP
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

THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMP SLOWLY CLIMB TO THE 135 DEGREE LIMIT, FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE COOLED FOR A SHORT TIME. OIL TEMPERATURE EVENTUALLY EXCEEDED 165 DEGREES AND FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE FOUND BAD WIRE IN CONNECTOR P1-182, CONNECTOR AND OIL TEMP SENSOR WERE REPLACED. C/W OIL TEMP IMMERSION THERMOCOUPLE TEST, ENGINE RUN CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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