Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
September 24, 2011
Submitted
September 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25054
Aircraft time
52,083 hours, 17,516 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
1122492
Part serial
04494
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, 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

LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP ROSE TO 200 DEGREES THEN WENT BLANK. CAME BACK ON WITH INDICATIONS NORMAL AND OUT OF LIMITS, FLUCTUATION FOR REST OF FLIGHT. RETURN TO DEPARTURE. INDICATIONS STARTED FL180 IN THE CLIMB. DURING POSTFLT DISCOVERED EICAS DISAGREE STATUS MESSAGE DISPLAYED. INDICATING AN ABNORMALITY BETWEEN LT AND RT EICAS INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE PARAMETER(S). SPECIFICALLY THIS FAILURE OF LT ENG OIL TEMPERATURE. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW FIM 79-34 FAULT TREE 802. CHECKED ASSOCIATED WIRING AND CONTINUITY OF LT ENG OIL TEMP XDCR. COULD NOT DETERMINE LT OR RT EICAS OUTPUTS. WIRING CHECKS IAW WDM 79-34-01. NEEDS OIL TEMP XDCR. R & R NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP BULB IAW AMM 79-34-01-4. RAN ENGINE ABOVE IDLE POWER IAW JRH. SWITCHED CHANNELS ON EICAS COMPUTERS. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 79-00-00-501.