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Incident

FAA incident report · Cndair CL600* · Rochester, NY · February 23, 1998

Date
February 23, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1500
Reported as
Cndair CL600*
Reported engine
Lycoming ALF502L
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on Monday, February 23, 1998 at 1330 EST, a CL-600, N1500, operated by jet aviation, returned to Rochester international airport after the "master caution" light began flashing during climb at 38,500'. The left engine vibration monitor was showing a reading of 2.6, which is high in the yellow range marking of the instrument. The pilot reduced power to 80% at which time the vibration reduced to the normal reading of .3. The pilot did not shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to roc without further incident and made a normal landing. Post flight maintenance actions, including engine runs and filter inspections, and visual inspections revealed no discrepancies. The vibrations could not be induced on ground engine runs. The aircraft was flown to the manufacturer's maintenance base at hartford, CT for further inspection. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1998 AT 1330 EST, A CL-600, N1500, OPERATED BY JET AVIATION, RETURNED TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER THE "MASTER CAUTION" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING DURING CLIMB AT 38,500'. THE LEFT ENGINE VIBRATION MONITOR WAS SHOWING A READING OF 2.6, WHICH IS HIGH IN THE YELLOW RANGE MARKING OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO 80% AT WHICH TIME THE VIBRATION REDUCED TO THE NORMAL READING OF .3. THE PILOT DID NOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ROC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. POST FLIGHT MAINTENANCE ACTIONS, INCLUDING ENGINE RUNS AND FILTER INSPECTIONS, AND VISUAL INSPECTIONS REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE VIBRATIONS COULD NOT BE INDUCED ON GROUND ENGINE RUNS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE BASE AT HARTFORD, CT FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.