What was found
CAPTAIN REPORTED SEVERE SURGING ON LEFT ENGINE AT 1300 FT DURING APPROACH. FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2017
- Submitted
- April 24, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N343AG
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B443
- Aircraft time
- 35,623 hours, 40,098 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- Engine time
- 31,590 hours, 36,239 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Surges
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.