SDR MALA070026

Service difficulty report · Sensor · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 9, 2007
Submitted
February 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B448
Aircraft time
19,294 hours, 20,954 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT FROM MEM, THE RIGHT BLEED AIR LEAK ILLUMINATED WITH THE LP AND HP VALVES CLOSED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND THE BLEED AIR CAUTION LIGHT REMAINED ON. PULLED POWER BACK TO 50 PERCENT AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED FUSELAGE LOWER SENSOR LOOP P/N 51533-377 IAW AMM 35-23-10-02 AND RAN AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS TO VERIFY FIX. BLEED LEAK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. OPS CHECK OF SENSOR LOOK GOOD IAW AMM 36-23-00. DISC 1: SUSPECT WEU AT FAULT. SLAVED IN SERVICEABLE WEU. OPS CHECK NO GOOD. RE-INSTALLED ORIGINAL PART. INSPECTED SENSOR LOOPS ON WING AND FUSELAGE. FOUND RIGHT FUSELAGE 54: SENSOR LOOP CHAFFED. REPLACED RIGHT FUSELA

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