Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
June 24, 2026
Submitted
June 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501N
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft serial
103
Aircraft time
5,664 hours, 3,331 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Engine time
5,357 hours, 3,065 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, FL450, JUST WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED EITHER CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE OR MOUNTAIN WAVE. WE OBSERVED THE AIRSPEED SLOWLY DECREASING, FOLLOWED BY THE AUTOTHROTTLES DISENGAGING. THEN WE OBSERVED THAT NR 1 ENG EXPERIENCED A ROLLBACK, FADEC HAD ENGAGED THE IGNITION ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. THE PIC THEN SELECTED IGN FOR BOTH ENGINES USING THE IGNITION SELECTOR AS WE INITIATED A DESCENT AND UPON OBSERVING ITT HAD INCREASED ON NR 1 ENG TO 922C WE ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENG IAW THE APPLICABLE PROCEDURES. DURING THE DESCENT THROUGH FL340, STARTED THE APU, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. DIVERTED TO KLNK, CONTINUED DESCENDING TO FL240 & COMPLETED THE ENG NR 1 RESTART PROCEDURE USING THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST. THE RESTART WAS SUCCESSFUL. FOLLOWING STARTER CUTOUT, MONITORED ENGINE NR 1 VIBRATION AND ITT, BOTH OF WHICH WERE INITIALLY WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING LIMITS. THE ENGINE NR 1 VIBRATION INDICATION INCREASED FROM APPROXIMATELY 0.12 AND CONTINUED TO RISE STEADILY TO 0.80 AT WHICH POINT, ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN & SECURE ENG NR 1 A SECOND TIME. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & CONTINUED TO KLNK WHERE THERE WAS MAINT ON THE FIELD. ARCFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE 5 SOULS ON BOARD AND APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING AT LANDING.