Service difficulty report · Coupling · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 27, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft time
14,787 hours
Engine
Ge CT79B
Propeller
Rotol R3904123F27
Part
Coupling
Part number
D2475
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE A BLEED AIR LEAK INDICATION WAS OBSERVED FOR THE RT ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A BLEED AIR LEAK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT A FIRE WIRE COUPLING WAS LOOSE IN THE RT WING. WHEN THE COUPLING WAS REMOVED IT WAS FOUND THAT A CRUSH WASHER WAS MISSING FROM THE ASSEMBLY. THE COUPLING WAS CLEANED, INSPECTED AND REASSEMBLED CORRECTLY WITH (2) CRUSH WASHERS. AFTER INSTALLATION THE FIRE WIRE ELECTRICALLY TESTED SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECT TO FULL ENGINE RUNS AND NO BLEED AIR LEAK WAS EVIDENT. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. (TC NR 20070327011)

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