SDR PNSA030601

Service difficulty report · Limiter · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
June 15, 2003
Submitted
June 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41NE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC741B
Aircraft time
25,843 hours, 22,059 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Engine time
24,615 hours
Part
Limiter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL RT ENGINE AUTOMATIC TEMP LIMITER SYSTEM CAME ON BYPASSING FUEL WITH AN ASSOCIATED DROP IN TORQUE. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, DEFERRED TEMP LIMITER SYSTEM PER MEL AND SECURED CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED PER MEL WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. MAINTENANCE HAS SCHEDULED AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, SINCE THIS SYSTEM HAS FAILED INTERMITTANTLY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.