Service difficulty report · Computer · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
March 2, 2001
Submitted
April 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
938
Part
Computer
Part number
1680540
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

RDU - FLT 1524 - AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE FROM EWN TO RDU, WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO HAVE TORQUE AND TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS. NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO RDU WERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. ENGINE GROUND RUNS CONFIRMED THE FLUCTUATING TORQUE AND TEMPERATURE. THE RIGHT SRL COMPUTER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ENGINE THE MAINTAINED CONSTANT TORQUE AND TEMPERATURE. THE RIGHT ENGINE SRL COMPUTER WAS MEL''D IAW MEL PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE MEL WAS CLEARED LATER THE DAY BY REPLACING THE RIGHT PROPELLER MONOPOLE. SEVERAL ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.