Service difficulty report · Connector · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
October 31, 2002
Submitted
March 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536PA
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
681
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED BRIEF ENGINE POWER LOSS ON RT ENGINE FROM 60 PERCENT TO 10 PERCENT TORQUE NOTED, (TWO TIMES) SHUT SRL AND TTL OFF. FLT UNEVENTFUL, WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR LAST 15 MINUTES AND SRL AND TTL STAYED OFF. PILOT ELECTED TO AIR RETURN TO CBE. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED BOTH SRL AND TTL SYSTEMS UNTIL FURTHER INDEPTH T/S CAN BE PERFORMED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLE-SHOOTING AND CHECKS, FOUND PLUG ER-2P CONNECTOR CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. AFTER CLEANING, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ORIGINAL DISCREPANCY. AS OF 11-20-2002. THE A/C HAD FLOWN APPROX FORTY FLIGHTS WITH-OUT REPEAT OF DISCREPANCY.