Service difficulty report · Seal · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 14, 2010
Submitted
October 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
36,000 hours, 36,801 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF BUT QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. DURING EN ROUTE CLIMB THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE 40-50 PSI INTO THE YELLOW ARC. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD AS A PRECAUTION. CAPTAIN INFORMED DISPATCH THROUGH ARINC PHONE PATCH. MX REPLACED THE AXIS BB PLAIN SEAL.

More about the Saab 340B