Service difficulty report · Engine · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
October 4, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N875JX
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
875
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE ENROUTE STL TO UIN AT ALTITUDE OF 4,000 FT THE RT ENG EG AND TORQUE INSTR BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. A/C YAWED AND CONT'D TO DO SO. NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND ENGINE REMAINED UNCONTROLLABLE. RT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. A/C LANDED SAFELY AT UIN WITHOUT FURTHER INC. ENGINE RUNS PERFORMED, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM WITH TTL COMPUTER OFF. CREW MEL AND THE TTLAND A/C CONT'D IN SERVICE. ENG/S/C HAS HISTORY OF FALSE TEMP. & TORQUE INDI (9/20 &9/24/00) A/C RET TO STL ENG RUNS & INSP OF INDICATING SYS PERFORMED NO DISCREP NOTED. A/C ARRIVED MQY FROM STL & TTL VALVE REPLACED/MEL CLEARED. A/C WILL RETURN MQY FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING/INSPEC OF ENG INDIC. SYS.