Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
December 4, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Part time
1,675 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Y, J
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 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, DURING CRUISE AT FL450, THE CREW REPORTED THAT A RED EICAS (L ENG OIL PRESS LOW) MESSAGE POSTED ALONG WITH THE LT OIL PRESSURE INDICATION TURNING RED AND READING 26 PSI. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE AFM CHECKLIST AND SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED, AND NUMEROUS FIBERS SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO A SHOP RAG WERE FOUND LODGED IN SEVERAL SCAVENGE SCREENS. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A LOANER AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20051212004)