Service difficulty report · Sensor · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
April 16, 2017
Submitted
April 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800230
Aircraft time
8,664 hours, 5,567 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Sensor
Part number
MS280343
Part serial
122408
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine Oil Temp
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP IN RED IN THE CLIMB PASSING 14,000 FT. HIGHEST NOTED TEMP WAS 144 DEGREES. UPON POWER REDUCTION, OIL TEMP RETURNED TO GREEN AND REDUCED SETTING WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL LANDING TO KEEP THE TEMP IN THE GREEN. SUB REMOVED THE INOP SENSOR, REPLACED WITH NEW. POWERED UP AIRCRAFT AND FOUND TEMPS IN APPROPRIATE RANGE. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. IAW MM 79-30-01-01.