Service difficulty report · Hmu · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 17, 2007
Submitted
January 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
344
Aircraft time
27,875 hours, 32,283 cycles
Part
Hmu
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VIBRATION IN FLIGHT AT LOW POWER/HIGH RPM SETTINGS. REMOVED SPINNER AND INSPECTED PROP AND BLADES FOR SECURITY. INSPECTED PCU AND HMU FOR SECURITY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. GRD RAN ENGS WITH NO NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. INSPECTED COND LEVERS AND OVERALL CONDITION OF CONTROL CABLES, NO DEFECTS. FOUND RT ENG HMU AND PCU RIG OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. RIGGED RT ENG HMU AND PCU IAW AMM 76-10-00. ENGINE REQUIRES RUN FOR OPS CHECK. ON MX RUNS RT ENGINE OPERATION WAS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AFTER ENGINE, OPS CK ON MX RUNS. THE VIBRATION IS THE LT ENGINE WHEN TRANSCENDING LEVERS TO IDLE IF PERFORM IN SINGLE OPERATION LT SIDE VIBES COMING DOWN, REQUIRES TROUBLESHOOTING OF LT ENGINE. C/W RIGGING AND MX RUNS AND OPS CHECK RT ENG OPERATION WAS GOOD, LT ENGINE REQUIRES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR VIBE WHEN MOVING LEVER BACK TO IDLE. SWAPPED LT PROP BLADES NR 3 TO NR 4 AND NR 4 TO NR 3 IAW CWC 61-00-03S. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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