Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
June 13, 2006
Submitted
June 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9CU
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
075
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT CREW DEPARTED FOR 30 MINUTE TRIP. DEPARTURE AND INITIAL CLIMB OUT UNEVENTFUL UNTIL CLIMBING THROUGH 13,000 FT NOTICED A LT ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. PNF IMMEDIATELY WENT TO CHECKLIST. AS SOON AS PROCEDURES FOR CHECKLIST WERE COMPLETED CREW BEGAN TO SMELL AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM BACK OF AIRPLANE DURING CLIMBING THROUGH FL210. CREW DONNED THEIR MASK INITIATED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN. THE SMOKE FINALLY CLEARED AS THEY DID ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY DEPRESSURIZATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY CFR, LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND A LARGE CHIP ON CHIP DETECTOR IN LT ENGINE, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED, ENGINE REMOVED AND LOANER INSTALLED. (K)