Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
March 27, 2018
Submitted
July 12, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N984BH
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
45469
Engine
Hnywl TFE73140AR
Part
Engine
Part number
30620751
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE HAD HIGH VIBRATIONS DURING DESCENT. POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE VIBRATIONS INCREASED, WITH ENGINE COMPUTER MESSAGE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KCMI AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE. 30 MINUTES AFTER LANDING, THE ENGINE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ROTATED MANUALLY. TECHNICAL SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TO REMOVED AND SENT FOR FURTHER EVALUATIONS.