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
Condition
Fluctuates
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M, B
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) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITHOUT ISSUES NOTED. THE ACFT REFUELED AND DEPARTED FOR FINAL INTENDED DESTINATION. AFTER 1 HR INTO THE FLIGHT AT 40 KFT THE ACFT RAN INTO HEAVY TURBULENCE WITH ALTITUDE FLUCTUATIONS OF 400 FT TOTAL AND SPEED FLUCTUATIONS OF 40 KNOTS OVER A DURATION OF 90-120 SECONDS. THE ACFT STARTED TO EXHIBIT SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THE ITT WAS NOTED IN THE AMBER APPROXIMATELY 868 NOTED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 39.5 KFT. THE PILOT DIVERTED THE FLIGHT FOR INVESTIGATION AND RELIT THE ENGINE AT 4KFT WITH NO ISSUES NOTED PRIOR TO LANDING.