Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 17, 2010
Submitted
September 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4006
Aircraft time
20,685 hours, 18,110 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Temp
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

NR 2 FUEL TEMP FLUCUATES BETWEEN 60-99C, WITH OCCASIONAL DASH LINES REPLACING THE TEMP READING. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED HARNESS TO TEMP SENSOR AND FOUND IT TO BE TIGHT, DISSASSEMBLED CONNECTOR PLUG AND DISCOVERED WIRE SEPARATED FROM PINS. REPLACED CONNECTOR PLUG IAW MM 26-10-00. R & R TEMP SENSOR AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW AMM TASK 73-31-09-000-801 AND 73-31-09-400-801. OPS CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.