SDR SWIA972299

Service difficulty report · Probe · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 26, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N237SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120314
Aircraft time
11,819 hours, 16,577 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Probe
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine Torque
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL JUST AFTER TORQUE REACHED 80 PERCENT AND 100 PERCENT , FIRST OFFICER SAW TORQUE ON NR 1 (LEFT) ENGINE DROP. DIGITAL DROPPED TO 4 PERCENT AND ANALOG DROPPED TO 10 PERCENT BUT WAS FLUCTUATING. JUST AS TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED THE LEFT ENGINE LOST THRUST AND YAWED LEFT AS POWER WAS BROUGHT TO FLIGHT IDLE. ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL ON TAXI BACK TO RAMP. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONER. ALSO INSTALLED SERVICEABLE TORQUE PROBE. PERFORMED FULL POWER RUN. OPS CHECKS GOOD. S/N ON: 1730.

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