Service difficulty report · Bulb · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
April 29, 2013
Submitted
May 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT625B
Aircraft time
24,563 hours, 21,323 cycles
Part
Bulb
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON CLIMB-OUT THROUGH 6000 FT, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP ROSE INTO THE CAUTION RANGE. IT RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER REDUCING POWER, BUT RETURNED TO THE CAUTION RANGE WHEN THE POWER WAS INCREASED TO CLIMB POWER SETTINGS AGAIN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND RETURNED TO BORINQUEN, PR AIRPORT (BQN). MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD OIL TEMP BULB AND REPLACED IT.