Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
March 10, 2015
Submitted
March 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT624B
Aircraft time
25,192 hours, 20,190 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Wire
Condition
Faulty
Location
Oil Temperature
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RT ENG OIL TEMP GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING & READING ABOVE THE RED LINE. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES IN THE QRH & REDUCED POWER, OIL TEMP REMAINED ABOVE THE RED LINE. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF THE RT ENG. DECLARED AN EMER, DIVERTED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FAULTY WIRE AT OIL TEMP BULB, REWIRED OIL TEMP BULB FROM TEMP BULB TO SPLICE 1010. PERFORMED ENG OPERATIONAL CHECK OF OIL TEMP SYS. ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL.