Service difficulty report · Computer · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
February 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904HD
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
0149
Aircraft time
3,776 hours, 2,573 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Engine time
3,776 hours, 2,455 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
21188821008
Part serial
24AV0054
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER REACHING TAKEOFF THRUST, AND AROUND 80 KIAS RECIEVED A RT ENG COMPUTER FAULT CASS MESSAGE. ABORTED TAKEOFF. RAN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST FOR FAULT AND WAS ABLE TO RESET THE RT ENGINE COMPUTER. TAXIED BACK TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, RECIEVED THE SAME CASS MESSAGE AT THE SAME POINT IN THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND ABORTED TAKEOFF AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE COMPUTER WOULD NOT RESET, TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO AND CALLED MX. THE PROBLEM WAS TROUBLSHOT AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BAD ENGINE COMPUTER.