SDR 142691

Service difficulty report · Connector · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
April 24, 2003
Submitted
April 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N123XS
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
123
Aircraft time
32,338 hours, 32,615 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Engine time
29,940 hours, 30,483 cycles
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Autocoarsen
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4550 FWA-PIT. DURING TAXIING FROM GATE THE AUTOCOARSEN CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE AUTOCOARSEN SYSTEM WAS SELECTED ON. A/C RETURNED TO GATE AND WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AT 0500 4-24-03. FLIGHTS SWAPPED TO A/C 101CN. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FWA MX FOUND THE CANNON PLUG BETWEEN THE LH P3 SWITCH & 161VP P8 LOOSE. FWA MX RESEATED THE SAME CONNECTOR, PERFORMED GROUND RUNS FOR OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE AUTOCOARSENING SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 1646 4-24-03.

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