Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON7X

Difficulty date
July 17, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON7X
Engine
Pwc PW307A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) DURING TAXI, THE PILOTS RECEIVED A CAUTION MESSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH FAULT CODE P3 SENSOR MIS-COMPARE ON NR 2 ENGINE. ACFT RETURNED TO HANGAR FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND THE FAULT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. ON THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT, DURING CLIMB AT FL120 WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED, THE CAUTION MESSAGE CAME BACK. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. DATA DOWNLOAD SHOWED A DROP IN P3 PRESSURE ON BOTH A AND B CHANNELS. TROUBLESHOOTING IS FOCUSING ON A POSSIBLE P3 AIR LEAK.