Service difficulty report · Egt Indication · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
April 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23877
Part
Egt Indication
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

SDF - FLT 1266 - EN ROUTE FROM MCI-DCA, AT FL330, THE NR 1 ENGINE EGT WAS ON THE RISE AND WENT TO FULL SCALE WITH RED EGT OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATING. FUEL FLOW, OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE WERE ALL NORMAL. DIGITAL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR WENT BLANK. CREW ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO SDF. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AS EGT GAUGE BECAME NORMAL WHILE DESCENDING TO SDF. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERFACE TERMINAL BLOCK. INSPECTED ENGINE AND WIRING AND RAN ENGINE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. (M)