Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3044
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Sensor
Part number
1060K
Condition
Swapped
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
70,518 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A RIGHT HAND FUEL FEED TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED, DURING THE CLIMBOUT PHASE OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND SWAPPED THE FUEL FEED TEMPERATURE SENSORS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-31-06. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT, THEN A FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE AFTER THE VERIFICATION FLIGHT.