SDR 11182005A

Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 17, 2005
Submitted
November 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
26,636 hours, 26,422 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
P3 Switch Drain
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AUTOCOARSEN HIGH LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WITH TORQUE SET TO 80%. REPLACED AUTOCOARSEN COMPUTER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL COMPUTER. REPLACED AUTOCOARSEN SWITCHES FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EITHER. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL SWITCHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT AUTOCOARSEN P3 SENSE SWITCHES, RELAY 44K AND 43K. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM, REINSTALLED ORIGINAL PARTS IN RESPECTIVE PLACES. RESECURED P3 SWITCH DRAIN TUBE B-NUT ON RT ENGINE. PERFORMED AUTOCOARSEN, OPS CHECK IAW 61-22-00, ALL CHECKS GOOD, OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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