Service difficulty report · Unknown · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
May 4, 2014
Submitted
May 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400JE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
120
Aircraft time
26,606 hours, 24,987 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Engine time
26,660 hours, 21,798 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE LT FUEL COMPUTER LIGHT CAME ON & THE LT ENG SPOOLED UP TO 110% N1 & 960C ITT. PULLED THE LT ENG POWER LEVER TO IDLE WHILE SHUTTING OFF THE LT FUEL COMPUTER. THE ENG STARTED TO ROLL BACK AFTER THOSE ACTIONS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & STARTED A GRADUAL DESCENT. SHUTDOWN THE LT ENG ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES LATER WITH NO INDICATION OF FIRE. RAN THE ENG FAILURE IN FLIGHT CHECKLIST TO SECURE THE ENG. REVIEWED THE RESTART PROCEDURES & SINGLE ENG APPROACH WHILE CONTINUING A DESCENT. THE ODD CLICKING NOISE PERSISTED AFTER THE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT BUT ONLY A FEW TIMES & LESS FREQUENT. LANDED IN KOAK & TAXIED TO THE FBO. EXITED THE ACFT & INSPECTED FOR EXTERNAL DAMAGE WITH NOTHING VISIBLE.

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