Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
July 21, 2016
Submitted
July 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46837
Aircraft time
94,447 hours, 27,342 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Engine
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 AT FL350, LEVEL 2 ENGINE 3 EGT HIGH. ENGINE NR 3 EXCEEDANCE LEVEL 1. THE EGT EXCEEDANCE 1000 DEGREE EGT FOR SERIES 30 QRH ENG EGT HI CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AT MINIMUM THRUST. THE ENGIN EXCEEDANCE REMAINED DURING ENTIRE FLIGHT AND WAS ANNUNCIATED AGAIN ON LANDING. THE NR 3 ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE DURING THE REST OF THE FLIGHT AND SHUTDOWN AFTER LANDING. R & R NR 3 ENGINE FWD EGT LEAD, AFT EGT LEAD, BOT RT THERMOCOUPLE AND UPPER RT THERMOCOUPLE IAW MM 77-21-02-2. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AND EGT VERIFIED NORMAL IAW JRH CH'S 6 AND 7, EGT STEADY AND WITHIN PRESCRIBED PARAMETERS.

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