Service difficulty report · Engine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 3, 2011
Submitted
April 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
193
Aircraft time
40,095 hours, 47,815 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Engine
Part number
GECT7TP9
Part serial
785490
Condition
Defective
Location
Left
Part time
32,877 hours, 34,935 cycles
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

ON CLIMBOUT (ABOUT 400 FT) RIGHT ENGINE OVERTEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND ITT EXCEEDED 980 DEG C WHILE THE TORQUE DROPPED OFF TO ABOUT 60 PERCENT CTOT WAS DIALED BACK AND ENGINE THEN FAILED AND AUTOCOARSENED. OVERTEMP LIGHT STAYED ON APPROX 30 SEC, EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL. RAN CHECKLIST AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. THIS IS THE LEFT ENGINE. REMOVE AND REPLACE RIGHT ENGINE.

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