Service difficulty report · Shaft · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
November 2, 2020
Submitted
November 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631BC
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A061
Aircraft time
44,753 hours, 43,500 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Engine time
41,457 hours, 46,549 cycles
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Lt Lube Pump
Component
Pump · Parkerhanfin
Component part number
7757982A
Stage of operation
CR
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

2020 NOV 2ND, N631BC (AS CSQ 726) FLYING FROM GRAND CAYMAN (MWCR) TO MIAMI (KMIA) EXPERIENCED AN UNSCHEDULED PROP FEATHERING AT ALTITUDE. CREW COMPLIED WITH QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) AND EXECUTED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CREW PRUDENTLY CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT CUBA’S VARADERO INTL. AIRPORT (MUVR) UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND PGB LUBE PUMP SHAFT SHEARED AND REPLACED PGB LUBE PUMP. 2020 NOV 5TH, N631BC (AS CSQ 631) DEPARTED MUVR UNDER A FERRY PERMIT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE SAME FAILURE AT 8000 FEET ON CLIMB OUT AND RETURNED TO VRA UNEVENTFULLY. THIS IS STILL UNDERGOING TROUBLESHOOTING DUE TO TROPICAL STORM ETA AND THE THIS BEING A REMOTE AREA FOR SUPPORT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ACCURATE FLIGHT LOG WRITE UP, DUE TO CONNECTIVITY ISSUES THAT CUBA HAS WITH THE US AND CANNOT SEND A COPY OF THE FLIGHT LOGS FROM CUBA.

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