Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 12, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
7,041 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
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) AT FL200, CREW NOTICED A NOISE FROM SOMEWHERE ON THE ACFT. PNF WENT TO THE CABIN TO INVESTIGATE. NOISE WAS LOUDER, IN THE VICINITY OF THE LT ENG. VIBRATION STARTED TO BE NOTICEABLE. ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN COMPLETED, EMER DECLARED. AFTER LANDING, WALK AROUND BY CREW REVEALED REAR OF ENG WAS DAMAGED. REFER TO ATTACHED PICTURES.

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