Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
January 27, 2011
Submitted
February 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603SC
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60096
Aircraft time
5,270 hours, 3,201 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
8,060 hours, 5,036 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW305A
Part serial
305035
Condition
Smoke
Location
Right
Part time
8,060 hours, 5,036 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A SLIGHT ODOR OF OIL FROM THE PRESSURIZATION SYS. PASSING 10,000 FT. SMOKE WAS EVIDENT IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. THEY LEVELED OFF AT 13,000 FT. AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. ON THE DESCENT WITH POWER BACK THE SMOKE STARTED TO CLEAR. THEN THE RT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT AND AMBER ENG COMPUTER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITH THE CHECKLIST ALREADY OUT THE CREW LOOKED FOR THE TR AND ENG COMP TABS, AT WHICH POINT THE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. DESCENT AND LANDING CHECKS WERE COMPLETED. A SMOOTH AND SOFT LANDING WAS MADE.