Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
March 4, 2007
Submitted
March 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK473
Aircraft time
466 hours, 426 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LEVEL OFF FOLLOWING AN UNRESTRICTED CLIMB TO FL 380, LT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE +- 2 PERCENT N1 (APPROX). ENGINE SYNC-ON. EGT, N2 AND FUEL FLOW WERE ALSO FLUXUATING WITH FUEL FLOW =- 50 TO 75 PSI. ENGINE SYNC TURNED OFF WITH NO CHANGE (STILL FLUXUATING). BOTH ENGINE ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS WERE TURNED (ON) AND ABOUT 3 SEC TO 1 MINUTE LATER ALL ENG PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL (ENG. TREND LOG TAKEN AND FAXED SEPERALY) SHORTLY BEFORE DECENT ENG. A/I TURNED OFF (STILL AT FL 380) ENGINE AGAIN BEGAN TO SURGE. ENG A/I TURNED BACK (ON) ALL PARAMETER RETURNED TO NORMAL (FUEL WAS SUMPED PRIOR TO FLT CLEAN). DURING CLIMBOUT AND AT LOWER ALTITUDES (OAT >10 DEGREES C) ALL ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL

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