SDR SABA011052

Service difficulty report · Signal Cond Unit · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
October 9, 2001
Submitted
October 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
961
Aircraft time
14,379 hours, 21,545 cycles
Part
Signal Cond Unit
Part number
31024766
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT 961 ON FLIGHT 5093 FROM CHARLOTTE TO AUGUSTA; ON ARRIVAL TO THE AUGUSTA AREA THE NUMBER TWO-ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION WAS READING ERRATIC AND FLUCTUATING FROM 0 TO 20 PERCENT. THIS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO START SURGING TO THE RIGHT. NUMBER TWO ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT AUGUSTA WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FROM CHARLOTTE MOVED THE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER FROM BRIDGE TWO TO BRIDGE ONE. MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SIGNAL CONDITIONER. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.