Service difficulty report · Monopole · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
January 21, 2017
Submitted
March 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900RX
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
183
Aircraft time
6,659 hours, 2,855 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Monopole
Part number
30707223
Part serial
991936010335
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH IN HEAVY RAIN THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPUTER CAUTION ANNUNCIATOR WITH ASSOCIATED POWER REDUCTION. AFTER LANDING THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPUTER WAS CYCLED AND THE ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENG COMPUTOR ANNUNCIATION WAS FLASHING AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE FAULT CODE INDICATED A FAULT WITH THE ENGINE N2 MONOPOLE CIRCUIT. TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND NO FAULTS. THE COMPUTER WAS CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON THE NEXT TRIP THE CREW REPORTED THE SAME FAULT WITH REDUCTION OF POWER. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE N2 MONOPOLE WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT. OPS CHECKS GOOD.