Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
February 12, 2026
Submitted
February 15, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N208BH
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60208
Aircraft time
11,614 hours, 8,046 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED KELP, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW NOTICED A RH ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THEY DECIDED TO RETURN TO ELP. ATI/JETVIA MAINTENANCE MET THE AIRCRAFT AND VERIFIED THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE RH ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. SMALL SOLID CARBON DEPOSITS WERE FOUND AT THE MAGNETIC POLES OF THE DETECTOR. THE PARTICLES WERE COLLECTED. P&W TECH SUPPORT WAS NOTIFIED AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO SEND THE PARTICLES AND AN OIL SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS THE OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION WITH NO CONTAMINANTS FOUND. AN OIL SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED. THE PARTICLES, FILTER AND OIL SAMPLE WERE SENT FOR ANALYSIS FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THE RESULTS ARE VERIFIED AND REVIEWED BY P&W.