# SDR FDEA201710072878

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 7, 2017
- Submitted: October 10, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N315FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-10-30F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-10-30F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-30f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48313
- Aircraft time: 62,674 hours, 21,352 cycles
- System (JASC): [7722 · Engine EGT/TIT Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7722)
- Part: Thermocouple
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Location: Egt
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201710072878

## Discrepancy

DURING CLIMBOUT,  RECEIVED A LEVEL 1 NR 2 ENGINE EXCEDENCE. NR 2  EGT MOMENTARY BETWEEN 800-900, PULLED NR 2 THROTTLE TO IDLE, EGT DECREASED TO NORMAL.  EGT NEEDLE JUMPED WIDELY THROUGH FULL RANGE OF EGT & X INDICATION FOR 30 SECONDS. GAUGE REACHED 1055 DURING RAPID NEEDLE MOVEMENT AFTER PULLING TO FLIGHT IDLE GAUGE APPEARED NORMAL, READ 100 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NR 1 AND NR 3 EGT ON GROUND.  ACCOMPLISHED AN EGT RESISTANCE CHECK IAW EO 8-7257-7-5004, PT 3, AND AMM 77-21-01-2.    FOUND SOME MARGINAL READINGS ON HARNESSES,  R & R ALL EGT THERMOCOUPLE HARNESSES IAW AMM 77-21-01-2-0,   R & R EGT THERMOCOUPLE LEADS IAW AMM 77-21-02-2.  RAN NR 2 AND 3 ENGINES IAW JRH, NO FLUCTUATIONS IN EGT , OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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