Service difficulty report · Cooling Plate · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364BE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B294
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Cooling Plate
Part number
6064T10P01
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hot Section
Part time
7,446 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE ABOVE REFERENCED ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR HOT SECTION DISTRESS. IN AN EFFORT TO LOCALLY REPAIR, THE HOT SECTION MODULE WAS REMOVED AND DURING DISASSEMBLY THE STG 2 FORWARD COOLING PLATE WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK RADIALLY THROUGH ID OUT TO THE OD. ADDITIONALLY, A CRACK WAS MIGRATING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ON THE INNER DIAMETER AFT OF THE FORWARD LABRYNTH SEAL. (M)

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