Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON7X

Difficulty date
January 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON7X
Engine
Pwc PW307A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED AN HIGH OIL PRESSURE IN THE RED BAND. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND EACH SUBSEQUENT TENTATIVE TO INCREASE POWER, THE MOP WAS CLIMBING IN THE RED ZONE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE PILOT. THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO SINGAPORE. THE ON GROUND INVESTIGATION REVEALED METAL CHIP DETECTOR DIRTY.