Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 30, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Saab 340B
Engine
Ge CT79B
Propeller
Rotol R3754123F21
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AUS) RT ENGINE OIL SYSTEM FAULTY. LOW OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE HIGH. INVESTIGATION FOUND A SMALL METAL SLIVER ON THE POWER UNIT CHIP DETECTOR WHICH HAD NOT ACTIVATED THE INDICATOR. THE FRONT COMPRESSOR SEAL WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE LEAKING. DURING ENGINE GROUND RUN THE CHIP INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE DETECTOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A NUMBER OF CONTAMINANTS ON IT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. SUSPECT FAILURE OF COMPRESSOR SCAVENGE PUMP.

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