Service difficulty report · Propeller · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 29, 2006
Submitted
November 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
343
Aircraft time
26,972 hours, 32,101 cycles
Propeller
Rotol R3904123F27
Part
Propeller
Condition
Vibration
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, CREW EXPERIENCED ENGINE VIBRATION ON RT SIDE. MOVING THE CL FROM LOW TO HIGH THE VIBRATION WOULD GET WORSE. AT FLIGHT IDLE THE VIBRATION WAS LESS. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO IAH. PERFORMED BOROSCOPE INSPECTION ON RT ENGINE AND FOUND NO DAMAGE IAW 72-00-04. FOUND PROP BLADES NR 3 AND NR 4 TO HAVE BAD ROLLER BEARINGS. BEARINGS HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROP BLADE ROLLER BEARINGS ON BLADES NR 3 AND NR 4 IAW 61-10-00, PN ON/OFF 772536-2 FOR BOTH NR 3 AND NR 4. FOUND PROP ACTUATOR TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN BEARING GUIDE PINS SUPPORT. ALSO, GUIDE PIN SUPPORTS HAD SIGNS OF CHAFING. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROP ACTUATOR IAW 61-10-08S, P

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