Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 31, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
249
Aircraft time
35,720 hours, 30,916 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
33,576 hours, 28,990 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 45KTS DUE TO A LOUD BANG, AND AN OVERTEMP CONDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 1450 CELSIUS ON RT ENGINE. CAPTAIN NOTICED EXCESSIVE YAW TO THE LEFT AND SMOKE COMING FROM RT ENGINE INTAKE. AFTER RETURNING TO GATE, FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN RT ENGINE TAIL PIPE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENGINE SN 785323 IAW 72-00-00.

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