SDR 05092006B

Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
May 7, 2006
Submitted
June 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35SZ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
35
Aircraft time
40,046 hours, 45,940 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Engine time
14,261 hours, 16,306 cycles
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
3065T25P01
Part serial
NMAS029
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

RT ENGINE OIL TEMP IN RED, OIL PRESSURE 50 PSI. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. ON LANDING RT ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. DATA OBTAINED FROM FDR INDICATES ENGINE SHUTDOWN BY FUEL FLOW. PILOT RETARDING CONDITION LEVER TO FUEL CUT-OFF POSITION. MX DETERMINED RT ENG HIGH OIL TEMP IN RED 2-4 MINUTES WITHIN LIMITS IAW GE CT7 OPERATING LIMITS, OIL PRESSURE WITHIN SPECS. FLUSHED ENGINE 3 TIMES, GROUND RAN BETWEEN FLUSHES 10 MINUTES, 88% NG. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL PER GE TECHNICAL REP. OIL ANALYSIS REPORT SHOWED A HIGH LEVEL CONTENT OF SILICON 6.6 PPM, AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RT LUBE AND SCAVENGE OIL PUMP. PN ON/OFF 3065T25P01, SN OFF NMAS029, SN ON NMAAP362 OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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