Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
November 23, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft time
338 hours
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Part
Engine
Part number
PW308C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Right
Part time
297 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW EXPERIENCED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND TRACK. THEY REQUESTED LOWER AND STARTED TO DESCEND, THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO AN INCREASE IN VERTICAL SHEAR. AT THIS POINT, THE BELIEVED THEY HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL, RESULTING IN 26.4 N1 WITH RISING ITT THRUST LEVER AT MAX CRUISE. PILOT NOTICED A SMOKE ODOR. SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT WAS LATER CONFIRMED. ITT ON NR 2 WAS RISING. NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND ACFT DIVERTED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. GROUND RUNS AND VARIOUS INSPECTIONS HAVE NOT YET REVEILED CAUSE.