Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
December 8, 2015
Submitted
December 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AS
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000045
Aircraft time
3,549 hours, 2,843 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
Engine time
3,440 hours, 2,725 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW617FE
Part serial
PCELC0083
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 400
Part time
3,440 hours, 2,725 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, CREW NOTED SLIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN & SMELL OF BURNING OIL. RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER OVERHAULED ENGS WERE INSTALLED. OPENED BLEED SYS & USED BORESCOPE TO INSPECTED ENG & BLEED SYS UP TO THE PRESS AFT PRESS BULKHEAD. NO INDICATION OF OIL IN THE BLEED SYS INCLUDING ENG CORE & ENG BLEED PORTS. PERFORMED ENG RUNS & OIL CONSUMPTION RUN IAW INSTRUCTIONS FROM MFG. DETERMINED CAUSE OF SMOKE & SMELL WERE FROM RESIDUAL OIL IN ENG CORE FROM OVERHAUL. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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