Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 9, 2003
Submitted
April 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
91,916 hours, 23,210 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Dirty
Location
Egt
Part time
91,916 hours, 23,210 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

AFTER TAKEOFF IN CLIMBOUT FROM BDL TO EWR, NR 3 EGT REACHED 999 AND WAS ERRATIC. CREW DIVERTED TO TOL DUE TO NO MAINTENANCE IN EWR. CREW ARRIVED IN TOL WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE THERMOCOUPLE WIRING HARNESS FOR CRACKS AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED PINS FOR THERMOCOUPLE HARNESS AND INSTALLED A NEW HARNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CFM MAINTENANCE MANUAL. ENGINES WERE RUN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATI ENGINE RUN HANDBOOK. ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATI GENERAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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