Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 24, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
153
Aircraft time
9,986 hours, 6,125 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
30500005
Part serial
P105418
Condition
Vibration
Location
Zone 400
Part time
9,335 hours, 5,775 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT ENGINE VIBRATION WITH ASSOCTAED RISE IN ITT - APPROX 2 HRS INTO FLIGHT AT FL430 THE NR 2 ENGINE, N2 VIBRATION MOVED FROM 5 PERCENT TO 30 PERCENT SCALE THE ITT WENT FROM 809 TO 826 N2 WENT FROM 99.0 TO 100.4. AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL EXCEPT THE N2 VIBRATION. 1 HOUR LATER WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 14000 FT THE N1 VIBRATION WENT FROM 5 PERCENT SCALE TO 30 PERCENT SCALE. THE "FUEL 2" ANNUNCIATOR CYCLED 4 TIMES OVER A 5 MINUTE PERIOD THEN THE N1 VIBRATION RETURNED TO NORMAL, BUT THE N2 VIBRATION REMAINED AT 30 PERCENT. SUPP: REMOVED NR 2 POS ENGINE SN P105418 AND INSTALLED REPAIRED RENTAL ENGINE SN 105458, PERFORMED WORK. IAW AMM TASK 71-00-01-900. COMPLIED WITH ENG RUN UP INSPECTION IAW AMM 71-00-00-910-802.