Service difficulty report · Trimmer · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
December 12, 2022
Submitted
December 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671BC
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A076
Aircraft time
55,504 hours, 58,031 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Engine time
55,508 hours, 58,306 cycles
Part
Trimmer
Part number
4078T09P02
Part serial
GDB9863
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rh Eng
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CROSSING 11,000 FT, RIGHT ENGINE ITT INCREASE UNCOMMANDED TO 872C (802C BEFORE INCREASE). PROCEEDED WITH QRH - REDUCING POWER POWER LEVERS BROUGHT TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN TO NORMAL LEVELS. BLEED VALVES HAD NO INFLUENCE ON ENGINE ITT. WHILE DESCENDING , ITT ON RIGHT ENGINE SEEMED TO BALANCE WITH LEFT ENGINE. - SECURED ECU BLACK HARNESS AS NEEDED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IAW GE CT7-5, 72-00-00. - PERFORMED FCF THAT WAS UNSATISFACTORY. PASSING THROUGH FL170 RT ENGINE INCREASED FROM 845 TO 901 IMMEDIATELY.AT FL170 UNABLE TO REACH TARGET TORQUE FOR ENGINE TREND DUE TO HIGH ITT. - REPLACED RH ENGINE TRIMMER IAW SA340 AND CT7-5 AMM 72-00-00-16. C/W TRIMMER ADJUSTMENT IAW GE CT7-5 EM 74-00-00.- PERFORMED A SECOND FCF WHICH WAS SATISFACTORY.

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