Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
March 24, 2020
Submitted
March 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681BC
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
108
Aircraft time
43,220 hours, 46,068 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Engine time
36,937 hours, 36,937 cycles
Propeller
Rotol R3754123F21
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1103P0620
Part serial
2038
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW WRITE UP - AUTOCOARSEN FAILURE IN FLIGHT. LEFT ENG FEATHERED. "AUTOCOARSEN" CWP ILLUMINATED. LATER AFTER SPEAKING WITH CAPTAIN HE STATED THAT THE PROP DID NOT FEATHER IT WAS INDICATION ONLY.

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