Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
April 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N95AG
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
079
Aircraft time
9,616 hours, 6,657 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE SURGED ABOUT 5 PERCENT N1 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF (TO APPROX 100%) WHILE THE THRUST LEVER WAS IN MCT THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. POWER WAS BROUGHT BACK TO MCR AND THE LT ENGINE N1 BUG STARTED TO FLUCTUATE FROM 95% TO 92%. LT ENGINE N1 NEEDLE AND RT ENGINE N1 NEEDLE BUGS WERE STEADY AT 95%. LT BUG EVENTUALLY STOPPED FLUCTUATING AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES, FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMALLY.