Service difficulty report · Unknown · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
May 23, 2008
Submitted
May 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936MA
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3036
Aircraft time
26,938 hours, 35,291 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A45R
Engine time
8,461 hours, 8,365 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW STARTED THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRST BECAUSE IT USUALLY STARTS COOLER. THE ITT PEAKED AT 780 DEGREES AND STABILIZED AT 630. THE GS GENERATOR GAUGE WAS SLOW TO RISE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NOTICEABLE AT V2, 90KTS, IT WAS AT 830 DEGEES ITT. TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND AT CLIMB OUT THE ITT HAD RISEN TO 900 DEGREES. IT WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO RISE IF PILOT HAD NOT REDUCED THE TORQUE. FLIGHT CREW CLIMBED TO 4000' AND THERE WAS A 200 DEGREE SPLIT BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT. REDUCED THE TORQUE TO 1500 LBS AND THE GAUGE READ 740 DEGREES. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO MYR.