Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 23, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) UPON SETTING "T/O" POWER FOR DEPARTURE, OBSERVED LEFT ENGINE AT BOTTOM OF YELLOW ITT BAND, WHERE IT REMAINED FOR T/O ROLL. JUST AFTER ROTATION, LEFT ENGINE ITT ROSE AND SPIKED AT 744, WHERE IT REMAINED ONCE THE THRUST LEVER HAD BEEN REDUCED TO THE CLIMB DETENT. THE TRUST LEVER WAS THEN FURTHER REDUCED TO ASSIST IN REMOVING ITT FROM THE RED BAND, AS THE TEMPERATURE CAME BACK INTO NORMAL RANGE, HAVING OBSERVED ITT AT 744 FOR APPROXIMATELY A TOTAL OF 15 SECONDS. ENGINE APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AS JET WAS FLOWN TO LAND UNDER MAX GROSS LANDING WEIGHT & 8201,THE TROUBLESHOOTING DID NOT REVEALED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT. AT THE END, THE GROUND RUN SHOWS 20 DEGREES OF ITT MARGIN REMAINING. THE IGNITER SUPPORT TUBE GASKETS WERE MISSING AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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