Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
March 30, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N35SZ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
35
Aircraft time
41,922 hours, 48,003 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

LEFT TORQUE READS "0" WHEN POWER IS APPLIED. ALSO FLUCTUATES AT TIMES, NOTE: AFTER APPROX 15 MINUTES RUNNING. INSPECTED LT TORQUE SENSOR AND LT ALTERNATOR UNITS FOR SECURITY AND PROPER INSTALLATION, NO OBVIOUS FAULT FOUND, REJECTED TAKEOFF. INSPECTED AND PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECKS FOR LEFT ENG TORQUE SPEED SENSOR, ENG DRIVEN ALTERNATOR, ADV AND ASSOCIATED CONNECTIONS THRU ECU HARNESS IAW GE MM CH 72-00-00. INSPECTED RED/YELLOW HARNESS ALSO. ALL CHECKS OKAY, RAN AC AND LEFT TORQUE IND STILL NOT GOOD GAUGE OKAY, NEEDS FURTHER T/S. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ALTERNATOR. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM REFERENCE GE C 77-5 MM 74-00-00. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT PIN 11 OF CONNECTOR 1G1VP P3, REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE REFERENCE SAAB 340 WM 20-20-00. LEFT ENGINE OUTBOARD WHITE HARNESS CONNECTORS REQUIRE INSTALLATION. CONNECTED ENGINE OUTBOARD WHITE HARNESS CONNECTORS REF AMM 71-00-00. INSTALLED ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR ON LT ENGINE REF GEMM 74-00-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AFFECTED SYSTEMS. REF AMM 71-00-00, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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