Service difficulty report · Motor · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 25, 2017
Submitted
October 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605246
Aircraft time
13,043 hours, 10,570 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Motor
Part number
30J349001
Part serial
TR8748
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Torque
Part time
826 hours, 708 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WITH THE GEAR DOWN, FLAPS ZERO DEGREES, AIRSPEED 140 KNOTS, THROTTLES IN THE CLIMB DETENT, ALTITUDE BETWEEN 1300' TO 2000', WE HEARD AND FELT A LARGE BANG UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. OUR FIRST THOUGHT WAS A BIRDSTRIKE. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTATIONS ARE NORMAL, ALL FLIGHT CONTROL FUNCTIONS ARE NORMAL. POST INSPECTION FOUND NOTHING OUT OF NORMAL. BOTH ENGINES HAD TORQUE MOTOR FAULTS. INSPECTED AND PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECKS TO THE WIRE HARDNESS FROM P1 RO P10. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ENGINE AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER AND HAD A HARD FAIL EEC WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. FOUND TORQUE MOTOR INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED A NEW TORQUE MOTOR OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM 75-30-01, REV 44.1.

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