Service difficulty report · Switch · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
March 24, 2018
Submitted
April 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810JH
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
810
Aircraft time
24,643 hours, 29,974 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Engine time
7,725 hours, 8,471 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
91SE16
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, THE FLIGHT CREW SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE DUE TO TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO CAUSE THE EGT TO FLUCTUATE UP WITH MOVEMENT OF THE POWER LEVER WHEN THETEMPERATURE & TORQUE LIMITER (TTL) WAS ON. THE FLUXUATION WENT AWAY WHEN THE TTL COMPUTER TURNED OFF. SWAPPED TTL COMPUTERS AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT SWAP. THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT TO VERIFY OPERATION OF THE ENGINES WITH THE TTL COMPUTERS TURNED OFF. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. FOUND THE 30 DEGREE PEDESTAL MICROSWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE LEFT 30 DEGREE MICROSWITCH IAW MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.