# SDR FDEA201801180120

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 18, 2018
- Submitted: January 23, 2018
- 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: 62,980 hours, 21,496 cycles
- System (JASC): [3297 · Landing Gear System Wiring](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3297)
- Part: Wire
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Connector
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201801180120

## Discrepancy

LEVEL 1 BRAKE DIFFERENTAL TEMP AT 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FL380  SAT -56  BRAKE TEMP WHEEL 6 FLUCTUATING RAPIDLY BTWN  330-375. AT 40 MIN INTO FLIGHT LVL 2 BRAKE OVERHEAT  ILLUMINATED MAX TEMP 575. COMPLIED W/QRH TEMP  SUBSIDED TO APPROX 370 AND FLUCTATED THERE WITH LVL  1 BRAKE DIFF TEMP PERSISTING UNTIL 2:20 INTO  FLIGHT. NO. 6 BRAKE TEMP HELD AT 300 ALL OTHER  BRAKE TEMPS MATCHED AT -15 DEG THROUGHOUT.  FOUND WIRE BROKEN ON THE NR 6 BRAKE TEMP SENSOR CONNECTOR.   REPAIRED THE CONNECTOR IAW SWPM 20-31-00.   BRAKE INDICATION READS NORMAL.

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