Service difficulty report · Monopole · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
January 11, 2007
Submitted
January 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
114
Aircraft time
5,204 hours, 3,876 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Engine time
4,966 hours, 3,690 cycles
Part
Monopole
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, THE RT ENGINE BEGAN SURGING. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE RE-SHIMMED THE N-2 MONOPOLE SENSOR AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GROUND ENGINE RUNS.