Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 13, 2014
Submitted
July 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B417
Aircraft time
31,880 hours, 35,983 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT CHIP DETECTOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT, AT ALL TIMES NO CHANGES TO ENGINE PARAMETERS. REMOVED AND CLEANED SMALL CARBON DEPOSITS FROM CHIP DETECTOR RAN LT ENGINE FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO LT CHIP DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATING, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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