Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
October 16, 2006
Submitted
October 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
126
Aircraft time
5,417 hours, 3,346 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Engine time
4,367 hours, 2,749 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

UPON STARTING THE RT ENGINE, HAD A HUNG START AND ABORTED PER THE CHECKLIST. AT THAT POINT, GROUND CALLED, STATED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE BACK OF THE PLANE. ON THE GROUND, THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL AND THE BOTTOM RT SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR WAS BLACKENED BY THE FLAME. PERFORMED FADEC DOWNLOAD. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. INSPECTED AFT SECTION OF ENGINE FOR DEFECTS. NONE NOTED. INSPECT T/R AFTERBODY AND LOWER SIDE OF RT STAB FOR HEAT/BURN DAMAGE. NONE NOTED. PERFORMED TWO DRY MOTOR RUNS OF RIGHT ENGINE TO PURGE EXCESS FUEL. PERFORMED TWO IGNITION ON STARTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED TWO NORMAL STARTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE IAW CE738 CHAPTER 72-00-00 AND AFM.