SDR U5QA06026

Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
September 30, 2010
Submitted
October 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8783
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
006
Aircraft time
5,387 hours, 4,494 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
5,327 hours, 4,442 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Right
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WITH CLEARANCE TO DESCEND FROM 10000' TO 6000' THE CREW SLOWED FROM 320KNTS TO 250KNTS AND DESCENDED. AT 7500' IN DESCENT WITH A POWER SETTING JUST ABOVE IDLE THE CREW NOTICED A RIGHT ENGINE LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT. AT 6-8 SECONDS LATER A OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE NR 2 OR RIGHT ENGINE GAUGES CONFIRMED THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. THE CREW AT THAT TIME DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KGYY FROM ORIGINAL DESTINATION OF KMDW. NO ENGINE COMPUTER LIGHTS CAME ON JUST THE MASTER CAUTION, LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS TO ALERT THE CREW. ENGINE WAS RUN ON GROUND WITH NO PROBLEMS. ENGINE COMPUTER WAS DOWNLOADED AND SENT TO PRATT & WHITNEY FOR ANALYSIS.