Narrative:

Jul/xa/99: while taxiing to park aircraft for the evening, copilot pointed out that the right oil temperature gauge had some sporadic fluctuations. After a brief discussion, we decided to make note of this in the aircraft maintenance log. Also noted was that door was a little sticky due to WX stripping, the hobbs meter appeared a little slow and the spinning disk used to synchronize engines was spinning slower than usual. The oil temperature fluctuations were temporary and remained within the green and I did not feel the need to ground the aircraft. The combined items entered in the aircraft log seemed minor, but I felt maintenance would like to know of the items. Jul/xb/99: after noticing no further abnormalities with oil temperature, I believed previous fluctuations to be isolated and decided aircraft to be airworthy and that maintenance would be advised jul/xb/99. I flew several legs sunday and noticed no further such oil temperature fluctuations. Jul/xc/99 after flying several legs, while on a layover in hnl, I discussed the situation with another captain of our airline who informed me that the entry I made on jul/xa/99 rendered the aircraft unairworthy until maintenance could investigate and fix the problem. I contacted maintenance and they decided to ground the aircraft in hnl. Jul/xd/99 I was called into office and terminated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C402 WAS OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE FOR 2 DAYS WITH OPEN LOG ITEMS ON THE R ENG AND THE CABIN DOOR UNANSWERED.

Narrative: JUL/XA/99: WHILE TAXIING TO PARK ACFT FOR THE EVENING, COPLT POINTED OUT THAT THE R OIL TEMP GAUGE HAD SOME SPORADIC FLUCTUATIONS. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION, WE DECIDED TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS IN THE ACFT MAINT LOG. ALSO NOTED WAS THAT DOOR WAS A LITTLE STICKY DUE TO WX STRIPPING, THE HOBBS METER APPEARED A LITTLE SLOW AND THE SPINNING DISK USED TO SYNCHRONIZE ENGS WAS SPINNING SLOWER THAN USUAL. THE OIL TEMP FLUCTUATIONS WERE TEMPORARY AND REMAINED WITHIN THE GREEN AND I DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO GND THE ACFT. THE COMBINED ITEMS ENTERED IN THE ACFT LOG SEEMED MINOR, BUT I FELT MAINT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF THE ITEMS. JUL/XB/99: AFTER NOTICING NO FURTHER ABNORMALITIES WITH OIL TEMP, I BELIEVED PREVIOUS FLUCTUATIONS TO BE ISOLATED AND DECIDED ACFT TO BE AIRWORTHY AND THAT MAINT WOULD BE ADVISED JUL/XB/99. I FLEW SEVERAL LEGS SUNDAY AND NOTICED NO FURTHER SUCH OIL TEMP FLUCTUATIONS. JUL/XC/99 AFTER FLYING SEVERAL LEGS, WHILE ON A LAYOVER IN HNL, I DISCUSSED THE SIT WITH ANOTHER CAPT OF OUR AIRLINE WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ENTRY I MADE ON JUL/XA/99 RENDERED THE ACFT UNAIRWORTHY UNTIL MAINT COULD INVESTIGATE AND FIX THE PROB. I CONTACTED MAINT AND THEY DECIDED TO GND THE ACFT IN HNL. JUL/XD/99 I WAS CALLED INTO OFFICE AND TERMINATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.