SDR SWIA971548

Service difficulty report · Np Prob · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120304
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Np Prob
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NUMBER ONE NP GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM 85 PERCENT NP TO 35 PERCENT NP IN CRUISE FLIGHT (BOTH DIGITAL AND ANALOG INDICATIONS). NO OTHER ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE ABNORMAL. RETURNED TO LAX. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE NP PROBE AND NP INDICATOR. OPS CHECKS GOOD. RAN AT CRUISE POWER SETTING AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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