Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
June 19, 2011
Submitted
June 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N389QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800149
Aircraft time
3,485 hours, 2,257 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Engine time
3,490 hours, 2,257 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

RT ENGINE HAD "ENGINE CHIP DETECT-R" CAS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. NO ENGINE VIBRATIONS. NO SECONDARY ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS. LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 20-30 SECONDS THEN WENT OUT FOR 5-10 SECONDS AND KEPT REPEATING UNTIL LANDING. REMOVED RT CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND A SINGLE HAIR-LIKE FILAMENT ACROSS DETECTOR POLES. REMOVED RT OIL FILTER AND INSPECTED. NO NOTICEABLE DEBRIS ON FILTER. INSTALLED NEW FILTER AND CLEANED CHIP DETECTOR. OPERATED RT ENGINE FOR 10 MINUTES. NO CAS MESSAGES AND CHIP DETECTOR WAS CLEAN. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 72-00-00.