Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
March 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N358CA
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A047
Part
Control Valve
Part number
7769022
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOS - FLT 4414 - CREW RECEIVED THE RIGHT DUCT OVERTEMP WARNING WHILE IN FLIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT BLEED AIR. WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW STARTED RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENACNE FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT DUCT OVERTEMP SENSORS CONNECTORS 929HD AND 30HD) WERE REVERSED. ALSO, FOUND LEFT DUCT TEMP CONTROL VALVE HAD FAILED WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE LEFT DUCT TEMP CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE DUCT OVERTEMP SENSOR CONNECTORS WERE CORRECTLY INSTALED. SYSTEM TESTED GOOD. (M)

More about the Saab SF340A