Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 22, 2008
Submitted
May 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B307
Aircraft time
22,262 hours, 25,696 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 3229 ON TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE PROP OIL TEMP AT 100FT AT BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT PROP RPM WOULD NOT GO BELOW 1200 RPM AFTER ABORT TAKEOFF WHEN CONDITION LEVER AT "MIN". ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS FOR 20 MINUTES AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS IAW GE CT7 ENGINE MM OIL TEMP ON BOTH ENGINES THE SAME AND WITHIN LIMITS PROP RPM WAS NORMAL ON BOTH ENGINES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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