Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
December 14, 2014
Submitted
December 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft serial
91
Aircraft time
6,593 hours, 3,716 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Engine time
6,207 hours, 3,548 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO MOMENTARILY. THEN BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 40 - 60 PSI. AS THE POWER WAS REDUCED FOR LEVEL FLIGHT THE OIL PRESSURE STABILIZED. AS POWER WAS ADDED, OIL PRESSURE WOULD NOT INCREASE NORMALLY. ON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK TO BEGIN THE DESCENT FROM 13000 FEET & THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 PSI & REMAINED, INITIATED THE CHECKLIST WHICH CALLED FOR AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED & LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED ENGINE DUE TO HIGH OIL CONSUMTION. INSTALLED A DIFFERENT ENGINE, COMPLIED WITH A PYLON INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK AND GROUND PERFORMANCE RUN. ALL WORK PREFORMED IAW PN 30C3882, REV 33, AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL REV. 19.