Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
October 5, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23861
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
3017764020
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
27,441 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SDF - FLT 985 - EN ROUTE FROM DCA TO MCI, AT FL310, THE NR 1 ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE WENT INTO THE YELLOW BAND. CAPTAIN REDUCED POWER AND THE GAUGE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SDF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO ENGINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. OIL TEMPERATURE WAS IN YELLOW BAND FOR APPROX 2-3 MINUTES. MX T/S SYSTEM PER MM 71-00-55. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL/FUEL HEAT EXCHANGER AND OIL TEMPERATURE BULB (P/N 1122514) PER MM 79-21-02. RAN ENGINE TO POWER. OPERATIONAL CHEK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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