Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 25, 2020
Submitted
July 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0146
Aircraft time
1,853 hours, 1,278 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306D1
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Eec
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT WE STARTED OUR DECENT FOR LANDING. FIRST WE GOT A ENG CNTRL FAULT R MESSAGE THEN WE WOULD GET A GEA FAIL 3 MESSAGE (THAT WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROBLEM). WITH THE GEA FAIL 3 MESSAGE WE WOULD ALSO GET LOSS OF INDICATIONS OF RIGHT FUEL FLOW AND OIL PSI, RIGHT GEAR AND ROLL SPOILER INDICATIONS AND RIGHT ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS. THE EVENT MARKER WAS PRESSED TWICE (ONCE FOR JUST THE ENG CNTRL FAULT AND AGAIN FOR BOTH MESSAGES). RUNNING THE CHECK LISTS DID NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM. APPROX 25 MINS INTO THE PROBLEM AND AT 13000 ALL PROBLEMS CLEARED UP AND NEVER SHOWED UP AGAIN. AS PER THE CHECK LIST THE GEAR WAS BLOWN DOWN. "CORRECTIVE ACTION" INSTALLED DIAGNOSTICS COMPUTER AND RETRIEVED ENGINE DATA. DISCONNECTED AND CLEANED THE RT ENGINE EEC CONNECTORS IAW MM 72-00-02 FIGURE 110 AND 111. RELOADED GEA 7100 #3 SOFTWARE IAW MM 42-10-04-5. PUSHED AIRCRAFT OUTSIDE AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS. NO DEFECTS NOTED DURING ENGINE RUNS.

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