What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RT ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THEN STARTED SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN. CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2009
- Submitted
- January 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N415XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B415
- Aircraft time
- 27,033 hours, 29,539 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Right
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.