Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 12, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
184
Aircraft time
32,168 hours, 37,862 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
23,495 hours, 28,147 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL, LT ENGINE TEMP WENT TO 1170 DEGREES WITH ASSOCIATED "LOUD BANG" AND L ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. DECLARED EMERGENCY RAN CHECK LIST, SHUT DOWN ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW 71-00-00-04 SN ON GE-E-785342, SN OFF GE-E-785571. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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