What happened
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On 3 jan 2011, aircraft N214MS departed houston, Texas airport (iws) for key largo, Florida airport (07FA), piloted by privacy data omitted, certificate no.privacy data omitted (ATP). The acft an Eclipse, model EA500 developed a problem with the left engine temperature running high followed by a "left engine exceedance" crew alerting system message. The pilot reduced power on that engine hoping to reduce temp, temp continued to climb, pilot decided to shutdown engine down and notified miami center. The acft was flying at FL 370 when the call was made. The acft was diverted to fll due to loss of left engine and landed without incident. The pilot notified the mfg, Eclipse avn corp, who directed pilot to contact the pratt and whitney representative at boca aircraft maintenance, who traveled to fll where the left engine was replaced. According to the pratt and whitney representative this is the second engine replaced on this aircraft in less than ten hours. The aco called and I shared information. There is an AD on this acft, AD 2008-24-07, limiting this acft to FL 370, altitudes above this FL causes this acft engine to produce hard carbon buildup (coking) rapidly.
As the FAA filed it
ON 3 JAN 2011, AIRCRAFT N214MS DEPARTED HOUSTON, TEXAS AIRPORT (IWS) FOR KEY LARGO, FLORIDA AIRPORT (07FA), PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NO.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (ATP). THE ACFT AN ECLIPSE, MODEL EA500 DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT ENGINE TEMPERATURE RUNNING HIGH FOLLOWED BY A "LEFT ENGINE EXCEEDANCE" CREW ALERTING SYSTEM MESSAGE. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER ON THAT ENGINE HOPING TO REDUCE TEMP, TEMP CONTINUED TO CLIMB, PILOT DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE DOWN AND NOTIFIED MIAMI CENTER. THE ACFT WAS FLYING AT FL 370 WHEN THE CALL WAS MADE. THE ACFT WAS DIVERTED TO FLL DUE TO LOSS OF LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE MFG, ECLIPSE AVN CORP, WHO DIRECTED PILOT TO CONTACT THE PRATT AND WHITNEY REPRESENTATIVE AT BOCA AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, WHO TRAVELED TO FLL WHERE THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE PRATT AND WHITNEY REPRESENTATIVE THIS IS THE SECOND ENGINE REPLACED ON THIS AIRCRAFT IN LESS THAN TEN HOURS. THE ACO CALLED AND I SHARED INFORMATION. THERE IS AN AD ON THIS ACFT, AD 2008-24-07, LIMITING THIS ACFT TO FL 370, ALTITUDES ABOVE THIS FL CAUSES THIS ACFT ENGINE TO PRODUCE HARD CARBON BUILDUP (COKING) RAPIDLY.
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