Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 28, 2010
Submitted
October 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21465
Aircraft time
43,800 hours, 29,902 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
2,661 hours, 2,133 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine Oil
Part time
22,532 hours, 15,701 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

INFLIGHT ENG SHUTDOWN NR 2 OIL TEMP FLUCTUATED INTO YELLOW RANGE. RAN QRH REDUCED POWER LEVER TO IDLE, THEN TEMP WENT ABOVE RED RADIAL. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED BROKEN WIRE GROUNDING ON THE D530 PLUG (TEMP BULB CONNECTOR) REPINNED CONNECTOR IAW CHAP 20, AND WDM 79-33-01. RAN ALL ENGINE TO 90 PERCENT N1 IAW JRH, CHAP 6, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL, NO FLUCTATION NOTED DURING IDLE OR POWER RUNS ON THE NR 2 OIL TEMP INDICATOR. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.