Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 16, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3060
Aircraft time
16,549 hours, 14,444 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Sensor
Part number
1060K
Part serial
0644
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
15,918 hours, 13,958 cycles
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

THE FLIGHT CREW WAS CLIMBING OUT OF PIT WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FEED TEMPERATURE WENT TO 78 DEGREES C. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCEDURES BUT THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED BACK UP. THE FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL WHICH ADVISED THEM TO RETURN TO PIT. THE FLIGHT CREW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.