Service difficulty report · Connector · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
May 19, 2016
Submitted
May 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
502
Engine
Hnywl TFE73140AR
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Itt
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED DUE TO HIGH ITT ON THE NR 2 ENG DUE TO OVER TEMPERATURE. SIC RETARDED THROTTLES WHICH DID NOT REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE. NR 2 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT & CREW EXECUTED FIRE PROCEDURE CHECKLIST. ONE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED IN FLIGHT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WOULD NOT DECREASE & THE SECOND WAS DISCHARGED ON THE GND. LANDING WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT ISSUE. INSPECTED RT ENG & FOUND ENG ITT P4 CONNECTOR LOOSE. CLEANED & RESEATED CONNECTOR. REPLACED NR 1 & 2 FIRE BOTTLES. PERFORMED DEEC DOWNLOAD. PERFORMED MAX POWER ENG RUNS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.