Engine model · Turbo-fan · registry code 41589

Manufacturer (registry)
LYCOMING
Model
ALF502L
Registry code
41589
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
7,500 lb thrust
Data sheet
TCDSE6NE
Holder
CFS Aeroproducts Inc.

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 14

ADs whose products match this engine model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1980In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 17 ADs
19801
19821
19861
19871
19911
19932
19951
19961
19972
20001
20022
20061
20101
20201
See all 18 ADs
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_engine_model_directive.parquet' WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41589'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 4

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41589')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this engine modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.

FAA incident reports · 1

Matched to this engine model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_code IN ('41589')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Service difficulty reports · 11

SDR CA040316005Engine · fod(CAN) CREW REPORTED ENGINE VIBRATION DURING DESCENT. SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED THE VIBRATION ON DURING ENGINE DECELERATION. FOD DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE ENGINE CORE AND HOT SECTION. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURDec 6, 2003 · Cndair CL600* · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR CA031118004Engine · failed(CAN) APPROX 20 MIN AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE CREW NOTICED A HIGH VIBE INDICATION ON THE RT ENGINE. THEY THROTTLED BACK TO IDLE WITH NO CHANGE IN VIBES. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURN TO THEIR POINT OF DEPARTURE, WHERE THEY MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANNov 2, 2003 · Cndair CL600* · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR CA030916003Engine · shutdown(CAN) DURING CRUISE AT FL390, THE LT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND SHUTDOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AT 10,000 FT. AN IN-FLIGHT WINDMILL START WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO THE EVENT, AND ALSO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEAug 29, 2003 · Cndair CL600* · Engine Fuel and ControlSDR CA030722003Pump · fluctuates(CAN) DURING CRUISE, THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED FLUCTUATING WITH HIGH VIBESMASTER CAUTION. CREW SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. PAX CONTINUED ON CHARTERED AIRCRAFT. POSTFLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A DEFECTIVE OIL PUMP ANApr 25, 2003 · Cndair CL600* · Turbine Engine Oil SystemSDR CA021129001Thrust Reverser · damaged(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 13,000 FT THE CREW HEARD A LOUD 'BANG' FOLLOWED BY A RT T/R UNLOCK INDICATION. THE CREW RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXAMINATION ON THE GROUND REVEALED THAT THE RT THRUST REVERSER ACTUATOR ATTACHMNov 21, 2002 · Cndair CL600* · Engine Thrust ReverserSDR CA021007013Nozzle · departed(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FT, CREW REPORTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE. AUTOPILOT IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED AND BOTH ENGINES THROTTLED BACK. WITH THE ENGINES STILL INDICATING ROTATION AND NORMAL OF PRESSURE, POWER WAS INCREASED AT WHICH TIME THE RT ENGINE SPSep 11, 2002 · Cndair CL600* · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/NozzleSDR CA020626016Engine · failed(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING THE 5TH TOUCH AND GO DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LT AS ENGINE POWER WAS INCREASED TO TAKEOFF. THE CREW APPLIED RT RUDDER TO CENTER THE AIRCRAFT. THE CO-PILOT NOTED N1 ON THE LT ENGINE TO BE APPROX. 1-3 PERCENT ANJun 20, 2002 · Cndair CL600* · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR CA020411002Line · cracked(CAN) DURING CLIMB, CREW RECEIVED LT ENGINE FIRE WARNING. WARNING WENT OUT AFTER ENGINE THROTTLED BACK, BUT THEN ITT BEGAN CLIMBING. CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND PERFORMED SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT FUEL LINE BETWEEN FLOW DIVIDERMar 23, 2002 · Cndair CL600* · Engine Fuel DistributionSDR CA000516033Fan · failed(CAN) FOLLOWING A/C ROTATIONAT 100AGL THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN WITH AN OVERSPEED INDICATION. N1 FAN WOULD NOT ROTATE. ENGINE REPLACED.Apr 11, 2000 · Cndair CL6001A11 · Turbine Engine Bypass SectionSDR 95ZZZX5246Controller · failedWHILE PERFORMING AN OVERSPEED SHUT-DOWN CHECK ON RIGHT ENGINE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN WHEN OVERSPEED TEST SWITCH WAS THROWN. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE OVERSPEED CONTROLLER. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL.Aug 17, 1995 · N91UC · Cndair CL6001A11 · Turbine GovernorSDR 95ZZZX5247Oil Line · chafedDURING A 100-HOUR PYLON INSPECTION, THE OIL FILTER TO NR 12 STRUT OIL LINE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND CHAFING AGAINST THE 4 BOLT HEADS THAT SECURE THE APRON FRAME SUPPORT TO THE ENGINE. ONE CHAFE HAD BEGUN TO SEEP. THE OIL LINE IS FLATTENED OUT IN THIS AREA TO PROVIAug 17, 1995 · N90UC · Cndair CL6001A11 · Turbine Engine Oil System
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE engine_model_key = 'ALF502L'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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