Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 9, 2019
Submitted
May 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744AT
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500017
Aircraft time
20,580 hours, 14,031 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RIGHT ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN AFTER AN HOUR IN FLIGHT. DESCENDED TO 8000FT, THE LT ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN AND QUIT. A DEAD STICK LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE ANTI-ICING ADDITIVE HAD BEEN FOUND TO CONTAIN A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF WATER.

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