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B767-300 flight crew experienced high exhaust gas temperature (egt) indications on right engine. Flight crew elected to return to point of departure. No engine shutdown was needed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1344941 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 17500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During cruise flight; it was noticed that the right engine exhaust gas temperature (egt) began to fluctuate and on occasion the egt display for that engine would go blank and no egt was displayed. All other engine parameters never changed. Dispatch was contacted via satellite phone and the display problem was discussed with maintenance and dispatch. It was decided that the most prudent action was to return to the departure airport.a route was issued for a return to our departure airport and we advised ATC that we had a maintenance issue and we needed to return to the departure airport. ATC cleared our flight via a left turn direct to [our departure] airport. Later routing was to fix zzzzz then ZZZ VOR then the airport. We continuously monitored the right engine for any changes to other engine parameters should it become necessary to shut down the engine. An uneventful landing was accomplished and then taxied to the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 flight crew experienced high Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) indications on right engine. Flight crew elected to return to point of departure. No engine shutdown was needed.
Narrative: During cruise flight; it was noticed that the right engine Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) began to fluctuate and on occasion the EGT display for that engine would go blank and no EGT was displayed. All other engine parameters never changed. Dispatch was contacted via Satellite phone and the display problem was discussed with Maintenance and Dispatch. It was decided that the most prudent action was to return to the departure airport.A route was issued for a return to our departure airport and we advised ATC that we had a maintenance issue and we needed to return to the departure airport. ATC cleared our flight via a left turn direct to [our departure] airport. Later routing was to fix ZZZZZ then ZZZ VOR then the airport. We continuously monitored the right engine for any changes to other engine parameters should it become necessary to shut down the engine. An uneventful landing was accomplished and then taxied to the ramp.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.