Service difficulty report · Connector · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
January 30, 2001
Submitted
September 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N875JX
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
875
Part
Connector
Part number
KPT06P84S
Location
Eng Compt
Stage of operation
CR
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

TBN - FLT 7842 - AIRCRAFT WAS EN-ROUTE FROM TBN TO STL, WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO HAVE TORQUE AND TEMP FLUCTUATIONS. NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT STL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. ENGINE GROUND RUNS CONFIRMED THE FLUCTUATING TORQUE AND TEMP. THE TTL COMPUTER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ENGINE THEN MAINTAINED A CONSTANT TORQUE AND TEMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM STL TO MQY WITH THE TTL OFF FOR REPAIR. ON ARRIVAL AT MQY, SEVERAL ENGINE RUN WERE PERFORMED WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FLUCTUATIONS WITH OR WITHOUT THE TTL COMPUTER ON LINE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CANNON PLUG TO THE TTL VALVE DID NOT HAVE A BACKSHELL INSTALLED THIS EX