Service difficulty report · Relay · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
January 15, 2007
Submitted
February 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581P
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft serial
29
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Part
Relay
Part number
6809643
Part serial
CC2082
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, RT ENGINE TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE (TIT) REACHED 880 DEGREES AND BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. CREW NOTED A LOUD BANG (COMPRESSOR STALL) AND THE ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE. INITIAL INSPECTION BY MAINT DID NOT INDICATE ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM. A FURTHER DETAILED INSPECTION INCLUDING BOROSCOPE OF THE TURBINE AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE COMPRESSOR ALSO DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEM OR DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY STARTED AND RUN AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. WITH THE TEMPERATURE DATUM (TD) SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER IN, THE ENGINE FUEL FLOW, RPM AND HORSE POWER WOULD DETERIOR