Service difficulty report · Seal · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 4, 2017
Submitted
June 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B435
Aircraft time
34,194 hours, 38,589 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
29,508 hours, 35,877 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, A, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT, THE LT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED BELOW 40% THEN ROSE BACK TO 80%, 3 TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED REPEATEDLY TO THE LEFT AND THE OVER TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COULD HEAR POPPING ON THE LEFT, 3 TO 4 TIMES. PX REPORTED FIRE OUT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. INSPECTED THE LT ENGINE AND FOUND PERISEAL MISSING AND HARDWARE, AIBSV STICKING, AND ALSO INSPECTED MID SCC CHECK VALVE AND CHECKED GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIBSV IAW AMM 75-00-00, PLUS ALL PACKING AND SEALS. INSTALLED MISSING HARDWARE AT NR 1 ENGINE PERI SEAL IAW AMM 36-11-40-04. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW 72-00-00. PERFORMED GROUND POWER RUNS AND FOUND LT ENGINE NOT FLUCTUATING OR ANY POPPING SOUNDS. LT ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL.

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