Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 19, 2018
Submitted
January 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N553QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605372
Aircraft time
9,408 hours, 7,491 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engines
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE CREW FELT SLIGHT ENGINE SURGES, THEN AT 24K, THE RIGHT ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO APPROXIMATELY 44% N1 WITH NO THROTTLE INPUT.. CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN RETURNED TO PREVIOUS POWER SETTING. PERFORMED FUEL CONTAMINATION CHECKS ON THE LT AND RT ENGINES. FOUND FUEL CONTAMINATION AT THE FUEL FILTER AND THEN AT THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER IAW EMM 72-00-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT ENGINE FCU, FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER, FLOW DIVIDER, HEAT EXCHANGER, FUEL FILTER, FLUSHED OUT ALL ENGINE FUEL LINES, AND EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. INSTALLED ALL ENGINE FUEL LINES. PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS AND OPS CHECKS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. WORK PERFORMED IAW EMM 72-00-00, 71-00-00, 73-10-01, 73-10-02, 73-10-03, 73-10-05, 73-10-07, AND 73-20-01.

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