Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
May 21, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT AT 40K FEET PILOT DETECTED FUEL/OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN FOLLOWED BY LEFT HAND ENGINE VIBRATION WHICH LED TO ENGINE OVER-TEMP EXCEEDANCE. N1 FAULT APPEARED AND PILOT ELECTED TO REDUCE ENGINE POWER. SAME THING HAPPENED TO RIGHT HAND ENGINE FOLLOWED BY N1 CAS ANNUNCIATION. AFTER POWERING BACK PILOT REDUCED ALTITUDE TO 28K FEET AND AT THIS ALTITUDE REGAINED POWER ON BOTH ENGINES. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED, PILOT DECLARED AN MERGENCY AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING PERFORMED. AS PER PILOT INITIAL REPORT HAIL WAS INGESTED IN BOTH ENGINES. TROUBLESHOOTING IS GOING ON.

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