Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 13, 2011
Submitted
March 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46948
Aircraft time
81,022 hours, 27,252 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
15821016
Part serial
1768
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
1,929 hours, 980 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMP INDICATOR STARTED RISING. BOXED YELLOW 146 FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. BOXED RED FOR 1 SECOND. REDUCED THROTTLE AND TEMPERATURE FOLLOWED THROTTLE MOVEMENT. AT IDLE, TEMP RANGED FROM 90-115 DEGREES. HALF HR LATER TEMP BEGAN TO RISE. PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN, DIVERTED. OPENED NR 3 FAN COWL. CHECKED OIL TANK FOR FUEL SMELL. NONE FOUND. MASTER CHIP DETECTOR IS CLEAN. CHECKED NR 2 AIU FOR INTERNAL FAULTS. NONE INDICATED PER FIM 78-32-01. SHGN 13MAR11 20:52 INSPECTED NR 3 ENGINE LUBE PUMP FILTERS, INLET STRAINERS AND CHIP DECTECTORS PER MD10 WORKCARD 79X2503 REV 29-JUN-2005. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND, EVERYTHING CHECKED NORMAL. REMOVED & REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMP SENSOR PER MM 79-32-01-2. REMOVED & REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL/OIL HEAT EXCHANGER PER MM 79-20-03-2. MOTORED ENGINE, NO LEAKS FOUND ON OIL SCREENS, FILTERS, TEMP SENSOR, & HEAT EXCHANGER. RAN ENGINE, NO LEAKS. RAN PART POWER FOR FOR 5 MINS, NO WARNINGS, & OIL TEMP GAGE READINGS IN RANGE. RAN ENGINE PER JRH OK FOR SERVICE.

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