Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 9, 2008
Submitted
January 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B394
Aircraft time
17,938 hours, 21,565 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Multiple Fail
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3050, CREW REPORTED DURING LOW SPEED TAKEOFF ROLL, RIGHT ENGINE PROP FEATHERED (AUTOCOARSEN EVENT). UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, RIGHT TORQUE INDICATION WAS ZERO. WHEN SELECTING AUTOCOARSEN SWITCH TO OFF, PROPELLER UN-FEATHERED BUT TORQUE INDICATION WAS STILL ZERO. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TORQUE SENSOR, DECU, PROP ACTUATOR, PCU, AUTOCOARSEN COMPUTER, AND AUTOCOARSEN SWITCHER. FCF PASSED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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