Service difficulty report · Indicator · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
August 1, 2018
Submitted
August 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N48KZ
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
191
Aircraft time
4,050 hours, 2,593 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Unknown
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AFTER LEAVING WITH 11,700 LBS OF FUEL, GAUGES READ 3280, 3360, AND 1220. ONE HOUR 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, GAUGES READ, 2240, 2360, AND130 AMBER. NR 3 EVENTUALLY WENT TO ZERO. AFTER 10 MINUTES AT ZERO, NR 3 LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. X-BP PUT LIGHT OUT, CHECKED IT TWICE. AFTER 5 MINUTES, NR 3 ENGINE ROLLED BACK WITH X-BP CLOSED SO CONTINUED WITH X-BP OPEN. AFTER RUNNING CHECKLIST, SUSPECTED A FUEL LEAK AND DIVERTED. AFTER LANDING, GAUGES READ, 1490, 1490, AND 1960 AMBER. ON SHUTDOWN GAUGES READ, 1380, 1370, AND 240 AMBER.