Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 28, 2015
Submitted
May 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605773
Aircraft time
6,297 hours, 4,848 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN FOLLOWING A SHORT REPOSITION TAXI, THE LT ENGINE HAD THICK WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE EXHAUST AREA. SMOKE CONTINUED FOR 10 MINUTES FOLLOWING SHUTDOWN. SMOKE HAD ODOR OF BURNING OIL OR HYD FLUID. A FRESH ACCUMULATION OF LEAKED FLUID IS PRESENT IN THE AFT AREA OF THE COWLING. PERFORMED MULTIPLE ENGINE RUNS WITH NO SMOKE OR LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED GUI LT ENGINE, NO PRESENCE OF LEAKS OR DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED ENG POWER CONTROL RIGGING CHECK TO ENSURE PROPER ENG FUEL CUT OFF WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ENG SYSTEM OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 76-11-00 & 71-00-00.

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