Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 11, 2014
Submitted
November 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N48MF
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
115
Aircraft time
9,840 hours, 6,747 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Engine time
9,485 hours, 6,548 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RT ENGINE CHIP INDICATION ON EIED DURING ACFT SHUTDOWN. ENGINE IS 12.5 HOURS OUT OF A NR 3 BEARING REPLACEMENT MAINTENANCE EVENT. ENGINE OIL SOAP WAS PERFORMED AND THE ENGINE REMOVED. THE MAJORITY OF THE DEBRIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A 300-SERIES STAINLESS STEEL, SPECIFIC TYPE UNDETERMINED. THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND UNANTICIPATED. THE RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME IS TO REMOVE THE ENGINE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE SOURCE.