SDR REXA01007

Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
April 24, 2001
Submitted
May 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404BH
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A061
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM FT SMITH, ARKANSAS, THE MASTER WARNING AND LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNINGS ILLUMINATED. THE LEFT PROPELLER GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOWED LARGE FLUCTUATIONS (0-75 PSI). THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THROUGH RAZORBACK APPROACH AND RETURNED TO FT SMITH SINGLE ENGINE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MX FOUND AND REPAIED A BROKEN WIRE MID-SPAN BETWEEN THE PROPELLER GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND THE LEFT ENGINE FIREWALL CANNON PLUG. (M)

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