Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON7X

Difficulty date
January 9, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON7X
Engine
Pwc PW307A
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
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) DURING CLIMB, PILOT REPORTED A LOUD NOISE AND NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATIONS. REDUCED POWER, VIBRATIONS REDUCED. TRIED TO PUT A LITTLE MORE POWER, VIBRATIONS INCREASED. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PRELIMINARY TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A LARGE TRACE OF OIL AT 9 O`CLOCK POSITION FROM REAR VIEW.