Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21482
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMP GUAGE PEGGED OUT HIGH DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE. PULLING THE THROTTLE TO IDLE MADE THE GUAGE FLUCTUATE BETWEEN THE YELLOW AND RED RADIAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL TEMP BULB AND TEMP IND, NO HELP. REINSTALLED ORIGIND. DURING INSP, FOUND BROKEN GROUNDING WIRE. REPAIRED WIRE, RAN NR 2 ENG PER PFHB AND OIL TEMP IND NORMAL.