Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 18, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Not Reported
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, P
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT WHILE TAXIING, PILOT NOTICED AN ERRATIC RISE IN ITT INDICATION. AS ITT STARTED TO RAPIDLY RISE THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. PILOT DRY MOTORED THE ENGINE IAW CHECKLIST. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND, NOTIFIED GROUND THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE AN ENGINE FIRE. PILOT REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE ONLY INDICATION THAT THEY HAD OF POSSIBLE FIRE. PILOT THEN TAXIED BACK TO RAMP ON REMAINING ENGINE. PILOT NOTICED SMOKE WHILE AT RAMP AND DRY MOTORED THE ENGINE ONCE MORE.

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