Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
June 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft time
8,591 hours
Engine
Pwa PW535A
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ENROUTE THE CREW NOTED A CHANGE IN ENGINE SOUND ACCOMPANIED BY A FAINT VIBRATION WHICH THEY DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR TO BLADE ICING AND ELECTED TO LAND AS A PRECAUTION. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. ON THE GROUND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS CONFIRMED AS THE SOURCE AND, BASED ON OIL AND OIL FILTER ANALYSIS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH ENGINE MFG, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE ENGINE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR.