Service difficulty report · Engine · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 30, 2015
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Engine
Hnywl AS90711A
Part
Engine
Condition
Noisy
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW REPORTED 3 POWERFUL DISTINCT NOISES ASSOCIATED WITH A SLIGHTLY LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB PHASE. DURING THIS TIME THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT MOVEMENT OF THE POWER LEVERS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ENGINES RESPONSE FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER ENGINE DOWNLOAD, IT WAS FOUND THAT AN UNEXPECTED ENGINE SURGE WAS RECORDED ON THE LH SIDE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT WITH NO PASSENGERS AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND, AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLE SHOOTING AND GROUND RUNS BY BOMBARDIER AND HONEYWELL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFTER EXAMINING THE EEC DATA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TEMPERATURE INVERSION WAS PRESENT DURING TAKEOFF. THE EEC BY DESIGN LOCKS OUT TT2 UNTIL 400FT AGL AND, WHEN IT RELEASED, THE TEMPERATURE INVERSION WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SURGE WHEN IT RECOVERED TO THE ACTUAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. (TC# 20150923008)