Service difficulty report · Thermostat · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
October 29, 2003
Submitted
October 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779TA
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
45529
Aircraft time
38,691 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Engine time
9 hours
Part
Thermostat
Part number
122803
Part serial
1144093
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Oil Temp
Part time
9 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL TEMPERATURE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE THERMOSTAT. CHECKED GOOD.

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