SDR 090107

Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 36A

Difficulty date
September 4, 2007
Submitted
September 4, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N545PA
Make and model
Lear 36A
Aircraft serial
028
Aircraft time
15,417 hours, 8,160 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
11,017 hours, 5,947 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
TFE7312B
Part serial
74118
Condition
Unknown
Part time
11,017 hours, 5,947 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF LT ENGINE QUIT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH DEPARTURE CONTROL, THEY VECTOR AIRPLANE TO PROPER MSA ALTITUDE AND RETURN FOR LANDING. CREW ELECTED, IN FLIGHT ENGINE START CHECK LIST, THE LT ENGINE STARTED, AND WAS OPERATING NORMAL. AT THIS POINT CREW NOTIFIED ATC THAT LT ENGINE WAS BACK UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. AIRPLANE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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