SDR MALA000382

Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 6, 2000
Submitted
July 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
454
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Engine
Part number
CT79BGEE785
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT 17,000 FT RT ENGINE BEGAN TO SHOW FAILURE.AC YAWED RIGHT AND RIGHT IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POP OR CLUNK WAS HEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHILE SCANNING RT ENGINE AND PROP INSTURMENTS, THE FOLLOWING WER E NOTED: TORQUE DROPPED TO ZERO AND REMAINED AT ZERO, ITT ROSE RAPIDLY INTO THE 900+RANGE OCCASIONALLY EXCEEDING 962 DEGREES AND ILLUMINATING RH ENG OVERTEMP LIGHT, PROP RPM FLUCTUATED BETWEEN APPROX. 1400 AND WELL ABOVE 1500 RPM THESE INDI CATIONS REMAINED AS SUCH UNTIL ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN VIA GRH. PROP FEATHERD PROPERLY WHEN ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. NO FIRE INDICATIONS. NORMAL LANDING MADE. PASSENGER O N RIGHT SIDE OF AC NOTED FLUID STREAMING FROM RT ENG WEN FAILURE OCCURRED.

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