SDR 96ZZZM1306

Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203NE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B203
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
8,842 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B, J, K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 5750 - MIA - ON 15 MILE FINAL APPROACH, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL LEAKING INTO THE INTAKE, REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE.

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