Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
September 26, 2025
Submitted
October 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435DC
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
249
Aircraft time
6,909 hours, 5,557 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120BR
Engine time
8,011 hours, 6,121 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE FROM KPAE TO PAKT CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000' MEDICS COMPLAINED OF BURNING SMELL, THEN SMELL WENT AWAY VERY SHORTLY AFTER. CONTINUED CLIMB AND THEN AT ABOUT FL200, GOT MASTER WARNING RIGHT ENGINE FIRE AND ASSOCIATED CAS MESSAGE. ACCOMPLISHED MEMORY ITEMS, FIRE INDICATIONS EXTINGUISHED AFTER ABOUT 12 SECONDS. PILOTS CHOSE TO SHUTDOWN AND SECURE RIGHT ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO KPAE LANDING SINGLE ENGINE WITHOUT INCIDENT.