Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
January 23, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Engine
Part number
PW545A
Part serial
BD0205
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A, 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) DURING CLIMB, THE CREW OBSERVED ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL FLOW SPLIT. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DURING DESCENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE INNER BYPASS DUCTING CONSISTENT WITH AN INTERNAL ENGINE FIRE. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE THE EVENT AND WILL ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED. (TC NR 20060129004)