Service difficulty report · Plate · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 8, 2009
Submitted
December 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B193
Aircraft time
40,551 hours, 47,316 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
30,402 hours, 31,546 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Hmu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE WOULD NOT REDUCE BELOW 80 PERCENT TORQUE. CREW INITIATED ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS NOTIFIED THE FAA. FOUND HMU GEARBOX INDEX PLATE HAD FALLEN OFF. RE-INSTALLED AND RIGGED.

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