SDR MALA040857

Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 15, 2004
Submitted
December 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B429
Aircraft time
16,729 hours, 18,571 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Engine
Part number
340B429
Part serial
GEE785664
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
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

RIGHT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR CAME ON AND STAYED ON IN FLIGHT, RIGHT CHIP DETECT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH AND LIGHT PERSISTED. IN FLIGHT ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. DELTA T SPLIT AT 9.00 AND 50 PERCENT TORQUE IS 40 FT HOTTER TO THE RIGHT. AIR RETURN TO DTW. MAINTENANCE ACFT 429 RIGHT ENGINE, S/N GE-E785664, S/N OFF/785747. COMPLETED TASK CARD 7910-303 & 791107 FOUND NON ALLOWABLE DEBRIS AND NO DEBRIS, AFTER RUNS INITIATED SFWI TO REVIEW LAB ANALYSIS WITHIN 40 FLT HOURS.

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