Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 10, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Left
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, 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) CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH AND NOTICED THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ON FOR THE LEFT HAND ENGINE WITH N2 DECAY. HE THEN SELECTED THE AIRFRAME BOOST PUMP ON AND PERFORMED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THEN ON THE SECOND FLIGHT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND POST THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT WHILE TAXING OFF OF THE RUNWAY.

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