Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
March 11, 2002
Submitted
March 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8550A
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
263
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND LOSS OF POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE. LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCE SEVERAL COMPRESSOR STALLS DURING CLIMB OUT OF FL310. APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE DEEC (COMPUTER) WENT TO MANUAL MODE, PILOTS REDUCED POWER LEVER TO IDLE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS THE NR 2 ENGINE FAN DOES NOT ROTATE FREELY, SUSPECT INTERNAL BEARING OR SEAL FAILURE. NR 2 ENGINE REQUIRES DISASSEMBLY TO DETERMINE AND VALIDATE FAILED COMPONENT. NR 2 ENGINE INTERNAL CONTAINED FAILURE, UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, ENGINE REQUIRES ENGINE DISASSEMBLY TO DETERMINE AND VALIDATE FAILED COMPONENT.