Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
August 21, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft time
3,391 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, WITH OILY SMELLING SMOKE APPEARED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. OIL LEVELS CHECKED IN ENGINES, APU, AND ACM FOUND TO BE CORRECT. VISUAL INSP CARRIED OUT BY BORESCOPE BEHIND FAN AREA FOR OIL TRACES NO FAULT FOUND. APU BLEED DUCT INSPECTED FOUND TO BE CLEAN. HIGH POWER GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT, NO FAULT FOUND. AFTER INSP AND CONSULTING WITH ENGINE SPECIALISTS, IT IS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE PERIOD OF INACTIVITY POSSIBLY ONE OR MORE ENGINES HAVE LEAKED STATICALLY INTO COMPRESSOR SECTION AND WITH TAKEOFF POWER IT HAS CAUSED THIS OIL CONTAMINATION TO HEAT AND CAUSE SMOKE WHICH NOW APPEARS TO BE CLEARED.