Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
December 21, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808W
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
112
Aircraft time
6,436 hours, 4,323 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Engine time
6,436 hours, 4,323 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CREW STARTED ENGINES IN PREPERATION TO RETURN. CREW STATED NORMAL START AND TAXI. WHEN THE CREW TURNED TO ENTER THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, THEY NOTICED AN AMBER EDS LIGHT AND OBSERVED LT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WITH A DECRESE IN N2 SPEED. CREW THEN SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO. CREW NOTIFIED THE DOM. AFTER VISUAL INSP OF ENGINE OIL LEVEL, OPENING ENGINE COWLING AND INSPECTING FOR ANY SIGNS OF OIL LEAKS OR DAMAGE, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. CREW THEN ATTEMPTED 2 MORE ENGINE STARTS BOTH RESULTING IN "HUNG" STARTS. MX WAS DISPATCHED TO DOWNLOAD THE EDS AND ANALIZED BY MFG. MFG THEN DECIDED TO REMOVE THE ENGINE FROM SERVICE AND INSTALLED A LOANER ENGINE. ACFT THEN RETURNED BACK TO BASE. AWAITING REPORT FROM MFG OF FINDINGS ON AFFECTED ENGINE.