SDR MALA050255

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 5, 2005
Submitted
March 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B433
Aircraft time
16,903 hours, 18,525 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9090B
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 12800 AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT ENGINE SHOWED ZERO TORQUE, ZERO NP AND APPROXIMATELY 900 ITT. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED RIGHT ENGINE OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED BUT ITT REDUCED BELOW 900. OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL. IGNITION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UPON SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED DECU S/N ON ECDT1389, S/N OFF ECDT 1844 IAW SF340 MM 76-10-57-4. RIGHT ENGINE REPLACED RIGHT IGNITION RELAY BOROSCOPED HOT & COLD SEC OF RIGHT ENGINE, NO DAMAGE FOUND. OPS CHECK OF DECU GOOD. TORQUE AND NP GOOD. CHECK OF IGNITION LIGHT GOOD.

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