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Monitoring
CF34 Engines
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The CF34 Engine Family

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CF34-3 CF34-8 CF34-10

Bombardier Challenger 604 Bombardier CRJ700 Bombardier CRJ900 EMBRAER 190

EMBRAER 170 EMBRAER 175

Bombardier CRJ200 EMBRAER 195

CF34-1A / -3A / -3B CF34-8C1 / -8C5 CF34-10E2 / -10E5

CF34-3A1 / -3B1 CF34-8E2 / -8E5 -10E6 / -10E7

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CF34 Monitoring Data Availability

Monitoring data availability varies by aircraft application:
Standard
Aircraft Engine Acquisition ACARS
Type Type Data Records Capable Takeoff Cruise

Challenger Business Jet

CL601 CF34-1A / 3A Flight Coupon No Standard
CL604 CF34-3B MDC (Manual Dow n Load) No Standard

Bombardier Regional Jets

CRJ100 / -200 CF34-3A / 3B MDC (Manual Dow n Load) Available * Standard Custom *+
CL850 CF34-3A / 3B MDC (Manual Dow n Load) Available * Standard Custom *+
CRJ700 CF34-8C MDC (Manual Dow n Load) Yes Standard Custom *+
CRJ900 CF34-8C MDC (Manual Dow n Load) Yes Standard Custom *+

Embraer Regional Jets

ERJ170 /-175 CF34-8E DL (Data Link) Yes Standard Standard
ERJ190 / -195 CF34-10E DL (Data Link) Yes Standard Standard
* Can be added by operator
+ will process if A/C is configured to send this data

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Examples of Monitoring Data Records from CRJ Aircraft

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ENGINE TREND RJ-XXXX.ENG 02:18 15SEP06 MDC REPORT: ENGINE TREND

WRITE OPTION: ALL LEGS THROUGH LEG 01018 WRITE OPTION: CURRENT LEG
MDC ASSEMBLY CPN: 622-9818-020 DISKETTE CPN: 831-0546-026 FILENAME: ACXXXXXX.ETD
A/C STRAPPING CODE: 0110 RJ100 MDC SOFTWARE VERS: 016 30MAR98 TIME: 16:15
DATE: 21Sep2006
LEG TIME DATE PARAMETER L ENG R ENG OTHER MDC APPLICATION PN: 832-6207-405
----- ----- ------- ------------------- ------ ------ ------ MDC TABLES PN: 8100042110.2
01003 14:31 12SEP06 N1 % 87.4 87.6 LEG:05116 DATE:21SEP06 TIME:16:15
N2 % 91.5 92.3 ------------------------------------
ITT C 812 820 L N1 85.0 %
VIBRATION MIL 1.1 0.5 R N1 85.0 %
OIL PRESSURE PSI 72 72 L N2 89.6 %
OIL TEMP C 83 86 R N2 89.4 %
FUEL FLOW PPH 2852 3028 L ITT 837 C
ENG OPER TIME SEC 2727 2727 R ITT 820 C
ECS PACK OFF OFF L PS3 290 PSI
COWL ANTI-ICE OFF OFF R PS3 293 PSI
WING ANTI-ICE OFF OFF L N1 VIBES 0.0 MIL
IAS KT 167.8 R N1 VIBES 0.1 MIL
PRESSURE ALT FT 472 L N2 VIBES 0.4 MIL
TAT C 19.1 R N2 VIBES 0.7 MIL
L OIL TEMP 77 C
R OIL TEMP 76 C
L OIL PRESSURE 79 PSI
R OIL PRESSURE 82 PSI
L PLA 50.6 DEG
R PLA 50.8 DEG
L FUEL FLOW 4622 PPH
R FUEL FLOW 4494 PPH
L VG POSITION 0.3 DEG
R VG POSITION 0.5 DEG
FADEC IN CONTROL LA AND RA
COMPUTED AIRSPEED 166.3 KT
ALTITUDE 420 FT
TOTAL AIR TEMP 23.5 C
L FADEC BLEED STATUS 1024 INT
R FADEC BLEED STATUS 1024 INT

CRJ100/200 CF34-3 MDC Download CRJ700/900 CF34-8C ACARS MDC Report

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Data Availability Drives Approach to CF34 Monitoring

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Challenger CL601 Business Jet

Data hand-logged >> only cruise data
Monitoring like CF6 / CFM56 cruise performance trends

Bombardier CRJ Regional Aircraft and Challenger CL604 Business Jet

Automatically acquired during takeoff
( legacy approach unreliable availability of stable-cruise data from earlier generation aircraft )
ITT Margin trended / Fuel Flow and Core Speed trended as if margins
Takeoff ITT trend >> projected margin from certified ITT red-line
Takeoff fuel flow & core speed trends >> baseline minus measured ( like a margin )

Embraer Regional Aircraft

Automatically acquired during both takeoff and cruise
Monitoring approach same as for CF6 / CFM56
Takeoff ITT Margin trended
Stable-Cruise performance parameters trended ( ITT, FF, Core Speed)

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T/O Performance Parameter Definition

ITT Margin -- All CF34s
ITT Margin (from Takeoff Trend Data)
ITT margin is the available margin (C) to the maximum allowable temperature
(redline) at NTO thrust, corner point conditions.
An engine operating at or below zero margin runs the risk of experiencing an
ITT exceedance when operating at NTO thrust, corner point conditions.
EGTHDM vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME
TRENDDATA
Low alert
65

55 Water Wash

EGT Hot Day Margin at Takeoff

ITT margin = ( ITT redline ITT engine) 45

35

Corrected to NTO thrust at corner point 25

operating conditions 15

-5

-15
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FLIGHT DATETIME

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T/O Performance Parameter Definitions (Cont.)

CRJ and CL604 Aircraft
GN2R vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME
1 TRENDDATA

0.8

Water Wash

Delta Core Speed at Takeoff

0.6

Core Speed 0.4

Margin to production engine baseline 0.2

0
baseline value minus measurement -0.2

reverse of typical cruise deviations -0.4

Parameter directions: -0.6

Increasing Trend = Decreasing Physical Core Speed -0.8

-1
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FLIGHT DATETIME

GWFR vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME

4 TRENDDATA

Fuel Flow 3

Water Wash
2

Delta Fuel Flow at Takeoff

Margin to production engine baseline 1

baseline value minus measurement 0

reverse of typical cruise deviations -1

-2

Parameter directions: -3

Increasing Trend = Decreasing Physical Fuel Flow -4

-5

-6
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Takeoff vs. Cruise Trending Characteristics OF FLIGHT

ITT Trends -- All CF34s

Takeoff (Margin)
Cruise (Delta)

Projected difference from certified limit Deviation from reference baseline
Decreasing trend reflects Increasing Increasing trend reflects Increasing
ITT raw value ITT raw value

EGTHDM vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME DEGT vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME

TRENDDATA TRENDDATA
80 50
Low alert Linear (TRENDDATA)
Linear (TRENDDATA)
70 40
EGT Hot Day Margin at Takeoff

60
30

Delta EGT at Cruise

50
20

40
10

30

0
20

-10
10

-20
0

-10 -30
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FLIGHT DATETIME FLIGHT DATETIME

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Takeoff vs. Cruise Trending Characteristics

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(Cont.)
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CRJ and CL601

Takeoff (Margin) Cruise (Delta)
Decreasing trend reflects Increasing trend reflects
Increasing raw value Increasing raw value
GN2R vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME GPCN25 vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME
1 TRENDDATA
TRENDDATA 0.8
Linear (TRENDDATA)

0.8
0.6

Delta Core Speed at Cruise

Delta Core Speed at Takeoff

0.6
0.4

0.4

Core Speed
0.2
0.2

0
0

-0.2 -0.2

-0.4 -0.4

-0.6
-0.6

-0.8
-0.8
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FLIGHT DATETIME

GWFR vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME GWFM vs. FLIGHT_DATETIME

4 TRENDDATA TRENDDATA
8
Linear (TRENDDATA)

6
Delta Fuel Flow at Takeoff

Delta Fuel Flow at Cruise

1

Fuel Flow
4

-1 2

-2

0
-3

-4
-2

-5

-6 -4
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FLIGHT DATETIME FLIGHT DATETIME

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Special Plotting Parameters for Some CF34 Models

Special parameters are used to plot CF34-3 and CF34-8C (CRJ) takeoff
trends for Fuel Flow Margin and Core Speed Margin
Special CF34 parameters listed in Plotting tool under Standard Parameters,
Engine Parameters, or All Parameters
EGT label used for all ITT related parameters -- all CF34 applications

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Typical Plotting Parameters for CRJ Applications OF FLIGHT

ITT Margin
EGT Hot Day Margin Smoothed

Core Speed
Delta Core Speed Smoothed for CF34

Fuel Flow
Delta Fuel Flow Smoothed for CF34

Fan Vibes
Fan Vibe Fwd Smoothed

Core Vibes (8C)

Core Vibe Rear Smoothed

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