Service difficulty report · Indicator · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
July 23, 2004
Submitted
August 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404GJ
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
754
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UG
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine Torque
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

RT ENG TORQUE AND RPM DROPPED. TORQ FELL TO APPROX 10 PERCENT REGARDLESS OF PWR LEVER POSITION. EGT WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 450 DEGREES AND 650 DEGREES C. ENG RPM THEN STABILIZED AT 96 PERCENT WHILE TORQ REMAINED AT 10 TO 20 PERCENT REGARDLESS OF PWR LEVER POSITION. ON GROUND, WITH PWR LEVER IN GROUND IDLE RANGE, LT ENG TORQUE INDICATED 40 PERCENT, WHILE RT ENG WAS 5 PERCENT. LT ENG TORQUE GAUGE APPEARED TO BE STUCK AT 40 PERCENT EVEN THOUGH ENG AND PROP BEHAVED NORM. RT ENG PWR LEVER PUSHED FORWARD .7500 TRAVEL PRODUCED ONLY 30 PERCENT TORQUE. OIL PRESSURE AND TEMP F/F NORMAL. VISUALLY CHECKED WIRES AND LINKAGES AROUND NR 2 ENG. ENG RUN NORMAL IAW MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. PROBLEM.