SDR MALA000553

Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
September 6, 2000
Submitted
September 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N99XJ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
099
Part
Power Unit
Part number
404028
Part serial
7177EK
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

GPU DROPPED VOLTAGE TO 15 VOLTS DURING START OF RT ENGINE. MOTORED RIGHT ENGINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AND DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE ITT WERE NOT INDICATING TO TEMPERATURE. RELEASED STARTER, AND SAW DIGITAL ITT INDICATED OF 950 FOR 1-2 SECONDS, CONTINUED TO MOTOR ENGINE, FIRE WAS PHYSICALLY SEEN COMING OUT OF RT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED GPU TO BE CAUSE OF DISCREPANCY. REPLACED RT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE IAW SF 340 MM. ALL CHECKS GOOD. ALSO REPLACED CARTRIDGES IAW JOB CARD 262108. ALL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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