Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 36LEAR

Difficulty date
May 2, 2017
Submitted
May 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45FG
Make and model
Lear 36LEAR
Aircraft serial
36010
Aircraft time
14,647 hours, 7,688 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313
Engine time
10,668 hours, 7,704 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Right
Part time
10,668 hours, 7,704 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL400, NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE SYNC WAS NOT WORKING. NOTICED THAT NEITHER ENGINE WOULD DEVELOP FULL AND/OR NORMAL POWER FOR THE CONDITIONS. THE RIGHT ENGINE ALSO STARTED SURGING TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS NOTICEABLE THROUGH THE AIRFRAME. WITH THE FUEL COMPUTERS OFF, THE SURGING STOPPED, WERE NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN MACH .71 AT ALTITUDE AS IT KEPT DETERIORATING. SWITCHED CONTROLLERS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.