Service difficulty report · Turbine · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B324
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Turbine
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
12,168 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO NEAR ZERO IN FLIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE TO BE 4 QUARTS LOW OF OIL. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED BUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS FOUND IN THE TAILPIPE THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE TURBINE SECTION. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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