Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 16, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500073
Aircraft time
7,464 hours, 4,651 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Engine time
3,437 hours, 2,058 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED IN FLIGHT ENG FAILURE OF THE RT ENG ON CLIMB OUT. AT FL070 CREW ADVANCED THROTTLES FOR UNRESTRICTED CLIMB TO FL190. AT THAT MOMENT, THE RT ENG PRODUCED A LOUD BANG AND LOST PWR. NO ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART ENG AND EMERGENCY HANDLING WAS REQUESTED FOR IMMEDIATE RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO ENG WAS NOTED. MX EVALUATED THE ENG THROUGH BOTH GENERAL VISUAL AND DETAILED VISUAL INSP BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO ENG. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE ENG COMPUTER DATA SHOWS SOME ANOMALIES CONSISTENT WITH AN ABRUPT LOSS OF FUEL SUPPLY. ENG IS BEING REPLACED (THIS ENG WAS A RENTAL).

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