Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
March 19, 2014
Submitted
March 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
378
Aircraft time
41,696 hours, 15,517 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4152
Engine time
7,879 hours, 4,944 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Eng Oil
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 2 RT ENGINE OIL TEMP BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FROM NORMAL CRUISE TEMP OF 116C UP TO 230C. STAYED ABOVE 160C FOR MORE THAN 9 MINUTES BUT CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL & A HIGH OF 230 C. FINALLY TEMP STAYED ABOVE 160 C FOR MORE THAN 4 MINUTES. REMOVED CONNECTOR & NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR CORROSION. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR & SHOOK WIRES & NO TEMP CHANGE. NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMP ON THE GROUND IS 30 DEGREES LESS THAN NR 1 ENG. CONNECTOR REMOVED FROM TEMP SENSOR.

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