Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
January 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20409
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

JFK - FLT 513 - AT FL 280, S/O NOTED ENGINE NR 3 OIL TEMP INCREASED INTO CAUTION RANGE. ALT PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AFTER 15 MNUTES OF OPERATING ABOVE 120 DEGREES, ENGINE NR 3 WAS SHUTDOWN IAW PROCEDURE. CLEANED WIRE TERMINALS AT GROUNDING STUD AT ENGINE POS 1 O'CLOCK. FOUND WIRE CHAFING TO PNEUMATIC DUCT AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION TOP OF ENGINE. REPOSITIONED WIRE AND OPS CHECK OK. NO FLUCTUATIONS NOTED AND NO ABNORMAL INCREASE IN OIL TEMP, OPS CHECK OK PER MM 79-34-0. (M)