Service difficulty report · Duct · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
October 27, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine Bypass
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CUSTOMER HAS REPORTED EXPERIENCING ODOR OF BURNED OIL DURING DESCENT. ODOR REPORTED TO HAVE BECOME STRONGER WHEN TEMPERATURE IS WARMER BUT DID NOT SEEM TO DEPEND ON POWER SELECTION. ACFT IS CURRENTLY AT A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND DURING INSPECTION OIL RESIDUE WAS OBSERVED AROUND THE LT ENGINE BYPASS DUCT. AWAITING TROUBLESHOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS.