Service difficulty report · Packing · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 3, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B294
Aircraft time
22,804 hours, 25,298 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Packing
Part number
J221P035
Condition
Cut
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE PIC NOTICED NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AT APPROX 40 PSI AND FLUCTUATING. PRESSURE STEADILY DECREASING OVER PERIOD OF APPROX 2 MIN AT WHICH POINT THE RT ENG OIL PRESS LOW INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN LGA WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE ENGINE AND SURROUNDING NACELLE COWLING WAS COATED IN OIL. FAULT ISOLATION REVEALED A PACKING ON THE BB AXIS SEAL WAS CUT ALLOWING THE OIL LEAKAGE. THE BB AXIS SEAL WAS REPLACED AND A GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT LEAKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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