Service difficulty report · Fastener · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 27, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
249
Aircraft time
43,540 hours, 40,159 cycles
Part
Fastener
Condition
Loose
Location
Nacelle
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT TAILPIPE HOT ILLUMINATED AT ROTATION DURING T/O DURING HEAVY RAIN. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ABOUT 2 MINS AFTER POWER REDUCTION. MX FOUND CAM LOCKS LOOSE ON THE NACELLE AND AT THE WING ROOT, RE-SECURED CAM LOCKS AND PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE FIRE DET SYSTEM.

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