Service difficulty report · Engine · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
November 2, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Engine
Lyc ALF502L
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) APPROX 20 MIN AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE CREW NOTICED A HIGH VIBE INDICATION ON THE RT ENGINE. THEY THROTTLED BACK TO IDLE WITH NO CHANGE IN VIBES. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURN TO THEIR POINT OF DEPARTURE, WHERE THEY MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. SUBSEQUENT CHECKS REVEALED CHIPS IN THE CHIP DETECTORS AND SOME RESISTANCE WHEN ROTATING THE FAN BY HAND. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A LOANER INSTALLED.