Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
July 3, 2011
Submitted
July 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598HA
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23278
Aircraft time
73,380 hours, 32,109 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine Temp
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYS - TOP OF CLIMB TO FL380 (THE UPPER EICAS SCREEN) EGT INDICATION LT ENGINE SKEWED A COUPLE TIMES FROM NORMAL 729C TO 445/542C: DURATION OF SKEW WAS 3 TO 5 MINUTES EACH EVENT. FOUND TGT THERMOCOUPLE AT 8:30 O'CLOCK POS LOWER LEAD & NUT COVERED WITH OLD OIL LEAK RESIDUE. REMOVED & CLEANED LEAD & NUT IAW MM 77-21-00-206. CHECKED BOTH CONNECTORS AT JUNCTION BOX FOR CLEAN & SECURE PINS. REINSTALLED CONNECTORS. RAN ENGINE EGT INDICATION NORMAL.