Service difficulty report · Engine · Israel ASTRASPX

Difficulty date
March 7, 2005
Submitted
March 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387PA
Make and model
Israel ASTRASPX
Aircraft serial
145
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Engine
Part number
30600405
Part serial
P113241
Condition
Vibration
Location
Right
Part time
800 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AC DEPARTED, ENROUTE, AT FL360 THE RT ENG DEEC COMPUTER TRIPPED TO MANUAL MODE, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF N1 GGE INDICATION. FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMALLY, EXPERIENCED A RT ENG VIBRATION WHICH CLIMBED TO .8 ON THE VIBRATION INDICATOR. REDUCED POWER ON RT ENG TO 75 PERCENT. VIBRATION STOPPED, FLEW AC AT REDUCED POWER AND DIVERTED FOR MAINT, LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY. ENG MFG TECH ADVISED REMOVING ENG FOR EVALUATION, INSTALLING LOANER. RT ENG WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND RUN UP. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FOLLOW UP WITH MFG EVALUATION AND REPAIR OF ORIGINAL ENG. (EA25200506570) (K)

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