Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
September 8, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
27,139 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M, 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) LIGHT A SCAN OF THE ENG GAUGES REVEALED THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD LOW N1 RPM WITH A CLIMBING T5 TEMP. FLIGHT CREW IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS AN ENG ROLL BACK AND ONCE THE LOAD WAS SAFELY JETTISONED A SHUTDOWN OF THE NR (2) ENGINE WAS CARRIED OUT. THE ACFT THEN RETURNED TO IT`S SERVICE LANDING AND MADE AN SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. A POST FLIGHT INSP OF THE T5 RECORDING SYS REVEALED THE ENGINE TEMP HAD REACHED 798 DEGREES C. THE ENG, FREE TURBINE ASSY AND FCU WERE REPLACED AND AFTER A COMPLETE GROUND CHECK ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ENG, FREE TURBINE AND FCU WERE RETURNED TO MFG FOR AN OVER TEMP INSP AND EVALUATION AS TO A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ROLL BACK.