Service difficulty report · Oil System · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 27, 2006
Submitted
July 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
20,714 hours, 33,710 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED (OBSERVED ENG OIL PRESS FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0 AND 100) DID IT AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME (SAME SCENARIO) AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL BUT LEFT ENGINE SURGED. FOUND LEFT ENGINE OIL LOW INADEQUATE OIL ADDED 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS ON A/C ALSO PERFORMED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES AND RAN AT TAKEOFF FOR 1 MINUTE. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS NOTED

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