Service difficulty report · Packing · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 8, 2012
Submitted
June 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
343
Aircraft time
38,151 hours, 46,604 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Dc Generator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING FLIGHT, NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION STARTED TO FLUCUATE, CWP OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STARTED TO RUN QRH. SHORTLY AFTER THE CWP ILLUMINATED, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 30 WITH CWP ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED OIL COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE AND INFORMED THE CREW. SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE AND CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ON LANDING, CREW HELD THE BRAKES DUE TO ONLY HAVING THE NR 2 ENGINE RUNNING WHICH CAUSED ONE TIRE TO BLOW. CREW NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE LEAKING OIL FROM THE DRAIN. REPLACED PACKING’S ON NR 1 DC GENERATOR, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED RT ANTI-ICE START BLEED VALVE AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT IS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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