Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 27, 2013
Submitted
January 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605561
Aircraft time
7,032 hours, 5,522 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Left
Part time
7,032 hours, 5,522 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, B, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THRU 18,000' AND JUST TURNED ANTI-ICE OFF, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE BANGS, WITH VIBRATION AND A MOMENTARY SMELL OF SMOKE THRU THE ENVIROMENTAL SYS. LEFT ENG ITT WAS IN THE RED WITH NO OTHER ENG PARAMETERS NOTED TO BE IN THE RED. WE SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED WITH THE ENG SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. R & R THE LT ENGINE AND OPS CHECKED IAW MM 71-00-02 AND 71-00-03. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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