SDR MALA100104

Service difficulty report · Sensing Element · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 26, 2010
Submitted
July 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B449
Aircraft time
25,662 hours, 28,092 cycles
Part
Sensing Element
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Overheat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LEFT BLEED AIR LEAK IN FLIGHT, IAW CHECKLIST 7,21 (F) PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT DIVERTED. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND UPON LANDING, HAD FIRE DEPARTMENT CONDUCT A THERMAL SCAN OF THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. THE FLIGHT THEN TAXIED TO THE GATE. R & R OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT PN 51533-378 AT LOCATION 6WU AND ELEMENT PN 51533-172 AT 5WU. WORK DONE IAW AMM 36-33-10. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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