Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 9, 2017
Submitted
May 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B428
Aircraft time
34,455 hours, 39 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
33,913 hours, 39,945 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
CT79B
Part serial
785542
Condition
Oil Consumption
Location
Right
Part time
33,913 hours, 40 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

DURING CLIMB RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ON CWP ILLUMINATED, OIL PRESSURE WAS AROUND 40 PSI AND DECREAED BELOW THE YELLOW DOT AND WHEN IT REACHED RED LINE CLOSE TO ZERO SHUTDOWN WAS PERFORMED. INSPECTED RT ENGINE AND FOUND OIL LEVEL LOW. SERVICED THE OIL SYSTEM IAW AMM 12-10-79. PERFORMED POWER UNIT LOW OIL LEVEL CLEARING PROCEDURE AND OIL CHECK IAW AMM PROCEDURE 49 AND OIL COMSUMTION CHECK IAW AMM 72-00-00 SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND TEST CLEARING PROCEDURE AND OIL COMSUMPTION. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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