Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 16, 2011
Submitted
May 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
346
Aircraft time
41,528 hours, 49,459 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
7271125508
Condition
Chafed
Location
Overheat Sys
Part time
31,504 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM ALB AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 5000 FT A "TAILPIPE HOT" WARNING ILLUMINATED ON THE CWP. PILOT FOLLOWED HIS CHECKLIST WHICH CALLED FOR THE FIRST REDUCING POWER AND OBSERVING IF LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. SINCE THE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ALB FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. PILOT WRITE-UP STATED "TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED QRC AND QRH RESULTING IN PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ALB MAINTENANCE FOUND A CHAFED WIRE NEAR CONNECTOR 162VP. ALB SIGNOFF READS AS FOLLOWS: REPAIRED WIRES TO CONNECTOR 162VP IAW SAAB WM 20-20-35. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW SAAB AMM 26-11-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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