Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 1, 2004
Submitted
May 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
318
Aircraft time
30,645 hours, 33,805 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Sensing Bulb
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

REPORTED THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL TEMPERATURE AS ERRATIC. WHILE MAINTENANCE WAS REPLACING THE FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSING BULB IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE WIRE GOING FROM PIN B TO GROUND ON THE TEMPERATURE SENSING BULB'S CONNECTOR WAS CHAFED. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND SYSTEM CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.