SDR MALA020148

Service difficulty report · Thermister · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 31, 2002
Submitted
February 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B447
Part
Thermister
Condition
Faulty
Location
Intake Heat
Stage of operation
NR
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 FLIGHT 2968 LT ENGINE INTAKE HEAT (LT INTAKE) LIGHT CYCLES ABOUT EVERY 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE IN FLIGHT. AS FLIGHT PROGRESSED LIGHT CAME ON EVERY 5 MINUTES. AIR RETURN TO DTW. MAINTENANCE CHECKED RES OF DUCTS, ALL GOOD, CHECKED RES AT THERMISTOR FOUND J1 HIGH. SWAPPED J1 WITH J5. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SF340 MM 3020.

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