Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
December 9, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Engine
Part number
PW305A
Part serial
CA0032
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON START, FLAMES WERE SEEN EXITING THE ENGINE EXHAUST. THE START WAS ABORTED. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED. (TC NR 20070103008)