Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 1, 2016
Submitted
July 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B346
Aircraft time
33,909 hours, 38,973 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
41,653 hours, 37,682 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF19
Part
O-Ring
Part number
J221P044
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
2 hours, 2 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAIN NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. HE INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO MONITOR THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE MASTER WARNING TRIPLE CHIME AND LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ACCOMPANIED THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. CREW RAN THROUGH CHECKLIST AND ELECTED TO NOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE BASED ON OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE LT STARTER GENERATOR BB-AXIS SEAL. THEY FOUND IT TO BE IMPROPERLY SEATED. THEY RESEATED THE LT STARTER GENERATOR BB-AXIS SEAL. LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE ACFT WAS ALSO FLOWN ON A FUNCTIONAL CK FLIGHT TO VERIFY ANY ISSUES WITH LEAKS. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ACFT HAD JUST LT A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. BOTH ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR BB-AXIS SEALS HAD BEEN WORKED DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE. BOTH ENGINES WERE LEAK CHECKED AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME.

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