Service difficulty report · Flight Idle Tq · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B324
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Flight Idle Tq
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING, THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THE POWER LEVERS COULD NOT BE BROUGHT INTO REVERSE. CREW EXECUTED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ALSO, REPORTED ON LANDING WITH THE POWER LEVERS AT FLIGHT IDLE THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE WOULD NOT GO BELOW 23 PERCENT. THE CREW DID NOT ATTEMPT TO PULL THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TESTS OF THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP SYSTEM, ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY DISCREPANCIES. ADJUSTED THE FLIGHT IDLE TORQUE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.

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