Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 6, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
196
Aircraft time
34,943 hours, 36,723 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
20,320 hours, 24,137 cycles
Part
Engine
Part serial
785217
Condition
Fod
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

LT IGNITION LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL EXTINGUISHED AFTER P/L BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE ABORTED TAKEOFF. FOUND PAPER IN INLET AT 1:00 COVER ABOUT 4 BLADE AT 80 PERCENT. REMOVED AND INSPECTED, NO DAMAGE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK, OPS CHECK NO GOOD IAW GE 72-00-00 SPECIAL PROCEDURES 013 NOTE "C". REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE IAW COLGAN WC 71-00-01, ENGINE MODEL CT7-9B, SN OFF GE-E-785212, SN ON GE-E-785240.

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