Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 17, 2015
Submitted
August 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403NV
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
66,486 hours, 42,557 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Engine
Part number
JT8D219
Part serial
726006
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Left
Part time
30,055 hours, 28,913 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT OF 16,000 FEET THE CREW NOTICED THAT THEY HAD AN INDICATION OF OIL TEMP HIGH ON THE NR 1 ENG. THE OIL TEMP WAS 145 & THE FUEL TEMP WAS 99. THE AUTO FUEL HEAT SYS WAS ON, BUT HEAT WAS NOT BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME. THE CREW DID THE QRH PROCEDURE FOR OIL TEMP HIGH ON PAGE 72.17. AFTER THE ENG OIL TEMP WAS OVER 135 FOR GREATER THAN 15 MINUTES, THE CREW SHUT THE NR 1 ENG DOWN. THEY DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED FOR LANDING. R&R ENGINE IAW TASK CARD 71-080-003 OIL TEMPS NORMAL.

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