Service difficulty report · Harness · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 3, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
81,502 hours, 33,930 cycles
Part
Harness
Part number
CA11503
Part serial
2136
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
81,502 hours, 33,930 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TOL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY HIGH ENGINE GAS TEMPERATURE INDICATION ON THE NUMBER FOUR ENGING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURE AND THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AS PERCAUTIONARY MEASURE AND DISCHARGED ONE FIRE AGENT BOTTLE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGING WITH NO EVEIDENCE OF A FIRE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT EGT HARNESS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EGT HARNESS AND FIRE AGENT BOTTLE. MAINTENANCE PERFORM A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPANY ENGINE RUN HAND BOOK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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