Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 5, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Cut
Location
Fcu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING AT CRUISE FL410, THE NR 2 ENGINE N1 ROLLED BACK FROM ABOUT 90 PERCENT TO 70 PERCENT WITH ASSOCIATED FUEL FLOW DECREASE. THE CREW INITIATED A DESCENT, NOTICED A KNOB SPLIT BETWEEN THE 2 ENGINES, DID NOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ON AND A SIGNIFIGANT FUEL LEAK WAS SEEN AT THE NR 2 FCU WITH LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE COWLING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. A CUT O-RING WAS FOUND ON 1 OF THE FCU FITTINGS.

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