Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
August 15, 2017
Submitted
August 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46938
Aircraft time
101,660 hours, 34,205 cycles
Engine
Ge CF6*
Part
Thermocouple
Condition
False Indication
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
83,718 hours, 27,869 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

RECEIVED A NR 3 ENGINE EXCEEDANCE LEVEL ONE MOMENTARILY ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL (AFTER 80 KTS) ELECTED TO CONTINUE DUE TO A REPEAT WRITE UP. DURING CLIMB EGT WAS FLUCTUATING INTO RED, 1072 . RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE UPPER LEFT, LOWER LEFT, UPPER RIGHT AND LOWER RIGHT THERMOCOUPLE HARNESSES IAW MM 77-21-01-2. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD AND AFT THERMOCOUPLE LEADS IAW MM 77-21-02-2, STEP 1 AND 2 OF TSI. COMPLETED TSI 77-20/2868. PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE CHECK IAW JRH. EGT PARAMETERS ARE WITHIN LIMITS WITH NO FLUXUATIONS OR DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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