Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 25, 2004
Submitted
February 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Temp
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE NR 3 OIL TEMPERATURE WENT ABOVE 165 DEGREES CELSIUS, NEEDLE STUCK OFF SCALE HIGH. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. OIL TEMPERATURE ABOVE 165 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE. ACCOMPLISHED IN-FLIGHT FAILURE SHUTDOWN CHECK LIST. ENGINE NR 3 OIL PRESSURE AFTER SHUTDOWN WAS 40 PSI AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN FOR 20 MINUTES WITH N2 ABOVE 25 PERCENT. FOUND WIRE BROKEN BEHIND NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE BULB CONNECTOR. REPAIRED WIRE PER WDM 79-33-01. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL TEMPERATURE BULB PER B-727 M/M 79-34-21. RAN ENGINE PER JRH. OPS CHECKED SERVICEABLE P/N: INSTALLED OF TEMPERATURE BULB 102-00002.