SDR WX0A070805

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 27, 2011
Submitted
March 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N876GA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53469
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP FLUCTUATED BETWEEN APPROX. 120-152 C'. ADVANCING THE THROTTLE REDUCED TEMPERATURE PER QRH. TEMP WENT UNCONTROLLED TO 199 C'. ENGINE SHUTDOWN PER QRH. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WAS IN THE NORMAL RANGE PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP SENSOR, NO HELP. FOUND "B" WIRE BROKEN ON LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP SENSOR. REPAIRED "B" WIRE. OPS CHECK GOOD REF MM 79-32-01. RAN NR 1 ENGINE AT POWER. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL REF MM 71-00-00. INSPECTED NR 4 & 5 BEARING TEMP TABS, SHOWED NORMAL COLOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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