SDR NSVA0208

Service difficulty report · Linkage · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 8, 2002
Submitted
November 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277MJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B277
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Linkage
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ORF - DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, LEFT PROP DROPPED TO 400 RPM AND TORQUE DROPPED 200. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER ROLL BACK OF ENGINE POWER WAS EVIDENT. FOUND VG ACTUATOR/START BLEED VALVE LINKAGE DISCONNECTED. GE REP WAS CONTACTED AND A BORESCOPE OF THE ENGINE WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. DECU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. GPA PRODUCED AN ITT MARGIN OF 47.8 DEGREES CELSIUS. DECU SENT TO GE FOR DOWNLOAD. GROUND RUN OF ENGINE SHOWED THAT ALL PARAMETERS WERE IN LIMITS, HOWEVER DECU DATA CAME BACK SHOWING NR 1 ENGINE GAS GENERATOR HAD EXCEEDED MAX SPEED AS PER GE ITEM TRANSFERRED TO COLGAN AIR WORKORDER. PRIOR TO THIS KNOWLEDGE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. (M)

More about the Saab 340B