Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 1, 2018
Submitted
May 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49887
Aircraft time
73,546 hours, 54,894 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
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

IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN AND AN AIR TURNBACK WITH A LEFT ENGINE OIL ISSUE. CREW REPORTED LEFT OIL TEMP CLIMBED TO 180 DEGREES AND IAW QRH SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP BULB CONNECTOR LOOSE. THE OIL TEMP RISE WAS ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED BY SHAKING THE CONNECTOR WIRES. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED AND PINS REPLACED. AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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