SDR IXXA9602

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
January 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45999
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

SJU - ON CLIMB-OUT, NOTED THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS DISPLAYING AN ABNORMALLY HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS PRECAUTIONARILY SHUT DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SJU FOR MAINTENANCE. SJU MAINTENANCE DETERMINED A WIRING DEFECT AT THE NR 3 OIL TEMP INDICATOR WAS CAUSING AN ERRONEOUSLY HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION. THE DAMAGED WIRE WAS REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE RUN TO CONFIRM NORMAL OIL TEMP INDICATION. (X)

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