SDR MALA030238

Service difficulty report · Transducer · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 16, 2003
Submitted
April 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B438
Part
Transducer
Condition
Failed
Location
Pgb Oil
Stage of operation
CR
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 3119, RT PROP OIL PRESSURE FLUCUATED THEN DROPPED TO ZERO INFLIGHT. TEMPERATURE AND LIGHT OPERATED NORMAL. RT PROP OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION BETWEEN 0-200 PSI OCCASIONALLY STEADY AT 100 PSI IN THE GREEN ARC. THEN WENT TO PSI AND STAYED. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT PGB OIL PSI X-DUCER PER SAAB AMM 79-30-5-4 AND REMOVED AND RE-INSTALLED RT OIL FILTER PGB FOR ACCESS. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. ALSO OHMED WIRING AT RT INDICATOR TO X-DUCER CHECK GOOD.

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