Service difficulty report · Oil System · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 8, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft time
54,101 hours
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F26
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 2 ENG PARAMETERS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE & AN INCREASE IN ITT WAS OBSERVED. THE POWER LEVER WAS PULLED BACK TO REDUCE THE TEMP & THE TORQUED REDUCED FROM 80% TO 40%. THE POWER WAS ADJUSTED AGAIN TO STABILIZE THE ENG BUT THE PARAMETERS CONTINUED TO FLUCTUATE. THE CHECKLIST WAS CONSULTED FOR AN ERRATIC ENG & THE ENG SHUTDOWN & SECURED IAW THE REQUIRED PROCEDURES. THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFUL & WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE ENG OIL SYS HAD LEAKED INTERNALLY THROUGH THE ENG AS EVIDENCED ON THE REAR TURBINE & OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENG OIL SYSTEM, OIL FILTERS, CHIP DETECTOR & EXTERNAL COMPONENTS DID NOT INDICATE ANY OTHER OBVIOUS MALFUNCTIONS OTHER THAN THE INTERNAL LOSS OF ENG OIL. THE ENG WAS REPLACED & THE ASSEMBLY REMOVED TO BE EVALUATED BY THE ENG SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION & A REPORT ON THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.

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