Service difficulty report · Fdu · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
July 4, 2019
Submitted
July 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149WW
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
0175
Aircraft time
3,947 hours, 3,794 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
3,903 hours, 3,752 cycles
Part
Fdu
Part number
119149
Part serial
78834
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
3,903 hours, 3,752 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON JULY 4TH, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1545Z, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED AND SHUT DOWN WITH NO EXPLANATION DURING HIGH ALTITUDE DESCENT ON THE CHINS3 ARRIVAL INTO BFI. I WAS DESCENDING FROM FL430 TO FL240, AROUND SUNED INTERSECTION, IN VMC CONDITIONS, SMOOTH AIR, AND ABOUT 1600# FUEL REMAINING ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE POWER WAS SET CLOSE TO IDLE IN ORDER TO STAY WITHIN TEN KNOTS OF REDLINE WHILE MAINTAINING A 2300FPM DESCENT. WHILE PASSING APPROXIMATELY FL350, I NOTED A CHANGE IN AMBIENT SOUND AND YAWING OF THE AIRCRAFT, COUPLED WITH A R LOW OIL PRESS ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE R GEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS R LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT. I RAN THE ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WHILE I CONSIDERED MY OPTIONS AND THE STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. FUEL FLOW WAS ZERO, THERE WAS ABOUT 8% ROTATION OF N2, NO APPARENT EVIDENCE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OR FIRE, AND PLENTY OF FUEL REMAINING. I WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL RESTART BELOW 15,000MSL, AND CHOSE THAT ALTITUDE AS IT GAVE ME OPTIONS TO EITHER ATTEMPT A BATTERY RESTART OR A WINDMILLING RESTART. ONCE THE ENGINE RESTARTED, I STATED MY CONDITION TO ATC, REMOVED THE EMERGENCY STATUS, AND ASKED TO STAND DOWN THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT KBFI. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL FOR THE REMAINDER.

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