Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 24, 2017
Submitted
March 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B417
Aircraft time
35,368 hours, 40,126 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 92 FLL. ON TAKEOFF ROLL PUSHED POWER LEVERS TO APPROX 80 ON TORQUE, FO SET POWER OF 90. ROLL WAS NORMAL, ROTATION WAS NORMAL. RIGHT ENGINE STARTED MAKING RAPID POPPING OR VIBRATION SOUNDS, LOST POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE PROP RPM DROPPED TO ABOVE 400 AND PROP PRESSURE DROPPED TO ABOVE 30-40 PSI. RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESS LIGHT CAME ON. RAN QRH AND QRH, SECURED ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FLL. DURING EMERGENCY, CTOT ACTIVATED AND PUSHED BOTH TORQUE AND TEMP ABOVE LIMITATIONS FOR BOTH ENGINES. BOTH TORQUE READ 120 AND TEMP WERE OVER 1000, WAS ABOVE 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE BEING NOTICED. DOUBLE ENGINE CHANGE IN PROGRESS - OPEN - IN WORK.

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