Service difficulty report · Valve · Amd FALCON2000EX

Difficulty date
November 16, 2015
Submitted
November 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000EX
Aircraft serial
115
Aircraft time
6,939 hours, 4,017 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, M
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT FL400 THE LT ENG BEGAN VIBRATING BADLY. POWER WAS REDUCED, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED & THE ITT BECAME VERY HOT. THE ENG WAS THEN SHUTDOWN MANUALLY. R & R PRESS REGULATING & SHUTOFF VALVE IAW G450 CMP 361106 & G450 CMP 361215. OPERATIONS CHECK & LEAK CHECK OF VALVE GOOD.