Service difficulty report · Fuel · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 28, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Engine
Pwc PW610FA
Part
Fuel
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL BYPASS WARNING DURING CLIMB, PILOT RECEIVED A FUEL IMPENDING BYPASS WARNING ON THE RT ENGINE FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY A SIMILAR WARNING ON THE LT ENGINE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WITH ENGINES OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS ACFT HAS HAD A RECENT HISTORY OF TRIGGERING FUEL BYPASS WARNINGS FOR WHICH NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.