Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
February 14, 2002
Submitted
April 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929ML
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
92
Engine
Garrtt TFE73131C
Part
Engine
Part number
TFE73131C
Part serial
P76418
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3
Part time
8,958 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE INDICATED 25 PSI. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, CREW NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE NR 3 ENGINE COWLING AND OIL FILTER BYPASS BUTTON WAS POPPED. AIRFRAME TT 9153.0 HOURS. NR 3 ENGINE TT 8958.2 HOURS NR3 ENGINE CYCLES 6436. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND SUSPECTED AN INTERNAL FAILURE. LOANER ENGINE WAS INSTALLED IN THE NR 3 POSITION. ORIGINAL NR 3 ENGINE WAS SENT TO MFG FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION.