Service difficulty report · Hmu · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 11, 2008
Submitted
February 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B307
Aircraft time
21,829 hours, 25,123 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Engine time
20,286 hours, 21,376 cycles
Part
Hmu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3230 ON FINAL APPROACH INTO DFW, THE CREW WAS FOLLOWING APPROACH CHECKLIST, SELECTED AUTO COARSEN ON. AS THE SWITCH WAS SELECTED ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FLAMED OUT WITH NO RELIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NOTED RIGHT ENGINE HMU INTERNAL FAILURE WITH DAMAGE TO ENGINE ACCESSORY GEAR BOX. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE ASSEMBLY IAW EAGLE WORK CARD NR 72-4930. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD IAW SAAB 340AMM 71-00-00 AND 61-00-00 AND NR 8194; AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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