Service difficulty report · Filter · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
November 2, 2009
Submitted
November 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800062
Aircraft time
3,165 hours, 2,143 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AMBER "ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR R" CAS MESSAGE CAME ON IN FLIGHT - FL290 ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. MESSAGE REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES THEN CAME ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES. OPENED RT ENGINE LOWER COWLING. REMOVED RT ENGINE FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR. NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR. FOUND SMALL AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS ON FILTER. C/W CONTINUITY CHECK OF FILTER BYPASS SWITCH. SWITCH CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED ENGINE WIRING IAW MM 72-00-00. FAULT ISOLATION. WIRING CHECKS GOOD. C/W CONTINUITY CHECK ON CHIP DETECTOR. CHIP DETECTOR CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 72-00-00. CLEANED CHIP DETECTOR AND FILTER AND REINSTALLED. C/W ENGINE RUN AT 60% TO POWER FOR 10 MINUTES. REMOVED FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR. NO DEBRIS ON DETECTOR AND SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS IN FILTER. C/W SOAP SAMPLE AND SENT OUT. REINSTALLED DETECTOR AND INSTALLED NEW FILTER IAW MM 79-20-01. REQUIRES LEAK CHECK. DRAINED AND SERVICED OIL IAW MM 72-00-00. REQUIRES LEAK CHECK ON DRAIN PORT AND FILTER. RAN ENG AS REQUIRED. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. OK TO CLOSE ENG COWL. CLOSED RT ENGINE COWL AS REQ.