Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 15, 2016
Submitted
February 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
437
Aircraft time
33,999 hours, 38,575 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Overheated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

DURING FIRST START OF NR 1 ENGINE BEFORE FUEL INTRO NR 1 NG WOULD NOT RISE. ABORTED THE START. NR 2 START WAS NORMAL UNTIL AFTER STABILIZING FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING OUT OF NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE. FIRE WAS PULLED AND EXTINGUISHED. STARTER GENERATOR GROUND CABLES OVERHEATED, MELTED AT GROUND CONNECTING POINT BRACKET, INBD NACELLE. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR GROUND CABLES AND LT ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE.

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