SDR 2024F00188

Service difficulty report · Fcu · Gulstm 560

Difficulty date
August 12, 2024
Submitted
August 13, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N579BJ
Make and model
Gulstm 560
Aircraft serial
5600383
Aircraft time
7,071 hours, 7,143 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Engine time
6,794 hours, 6,869 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
32448809
Part serial
C4519
Condition
Unresponsive
Location
Left Engine
Part time
3,120 hours, 3,404 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE EN-ROUTE FROM KJAC TO KMSO, CREW WAS FLYING A NORMAL DESCENT OUT OF FL220 AND WAS CLEARED TO FL150. ENGINES WERE POWERED BACK AS NORMAL. AT LEVEL OFF BOTH ENGINES WERE POWERED UP TO 80%. THE RIGHT ENGINE SPOOLED UP NORMALLY, BUT THE LEFT ENGINE DID NOT. N1 FAN SHOWED ROTATION (APPROX. 20-30%), ITT SHOWED TEMP (APPROX. 300 DEGREES), BUT THERE WAS NO POWER INPUT RESPONSE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. CREW FOLLOWED ROUTINE CHECKLIST FOR PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RESTART. TWO ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BUT COULD NOT RESTART. DUE TO SINGLE ENGINE OPERATIONS AND COMPANY SOP, CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. THEY DESCENDED TO VFR CONDITIONS AND LANDED SINGLE ENGINE WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KMSO. THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT (FCU) IS SUSPECT. AWAITING FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT FROM MAINTENANCE TEAM.