Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 12, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Engine
Condition
Overheated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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) JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT OBSERVED A HIGH ITT. THE HIGH ITT CAME BACK EVERY TIME PILOT RETARDED AND SLOWLY INCREASED THE THROTTLE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT. DURING THE REST OF THE FLIGHT HE KEPT THE THROTTLE AT A REDUCED THRUST TO KEEP THE ITT LOW. THE ON GROUND INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A ZONE "B" ITT EXCEEDANCE. A MRT TEAM IS GOING TO PERFORMED THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES IAW EMM05-10-00, TABLE 4, ZONE B EXCEEDANCE.

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