SDR VTZA990097

Service difficulty report · Engine · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
May 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472UE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
823
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoking
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

FLT 7272 - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TORQUE AND TEMPERATURE LIMIT TEST, FLIGHT CREW NOTED DROP IN FUEL FLOW AND RPM ON LEFT ENGINE, TEST WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT. ON THIRD ATTEMPT FLIGHT CREW NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES AND EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT EXCEPT THAT DURING EVACUATION, F/O SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE HEAD. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO MAINTENANCE REMP FOR MAINTENANCE. AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED FOR EVIDENCE OF FIRE, NONE FOUND. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED TORQUE AND TEMP LIMIT TEST ON BOTH ENGINES. NO FAULT NOTED. ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND FAU