PCJ Aviation LLC

Sanction: $8,000 · case closed 2021-06-04

Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — FAULTED (AFT CABIN) · airframe 8,541 hrs · 6,323 cycles

CABIN DEPRESSURIZED AT FL 450. CABIN RATE CLIMBED AT 3000 FPM, CABIN ALT STOPPED CLIMBING AT 15,000'

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 100) · airframe 8,526 hrs · 6,315 cycles

FALSE INDICATION OF BAGGAGE SMOKE

Part: FLAP SYSTEM — FAILED · airframe 3,223 hrs · 2,170 cycles

UPON APPROACH TO KALO, WHEN SELECTING FLAP HANDLE TO EXTEND, FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND.

Part: TURBINE BLADES — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 8,378 hrs · 8,225 cycles

THE FLIGHT-CREW HAD NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, WHICH THEY ISOLATED TO THE NR 1 ENGINE, PROMPTING IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO OIL VISIBLE IN THE NR 1 ENGINE’S OIL LEVEL SIGHT-GLASS. SUPPORT RECOMMENDED A BORESCOPE INSP & INSP OF MAGNETIC CHIP COLLECTORS, WAS PERFORMED. CHIP COLLECTORS EXHIBITED METALLIC DEBRIS & BORESCOPE INSP REVEALED EVIDENCE OF ENG OIL IN THE CORE OF THE ENGINE. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, SUPPORT DIRECTED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE FOR SHIPMENT TO REPAIR STATION FOR INVESTIGATION & REPAIR. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED TWO PARTIALLY-RELEASED HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE (HPT) BLADE TIPS & THE NR 3 BEARING EXHIBITED DAMAGE. ASSOCIATED STATIC ENGINE COMPONENTS EXHIBITED SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM THE HPT BLADE & NR 3 BEARING ANOMALIES. DAMAGE TO THE NR 3 BEARING IS DEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY N2 SPOOL IMBALANCE RESULTANT FROM THE HPT BLADE ANOMALIES.

Part: TORQUE TUBE — BROKEN (ZONE 700) · airframe 8,233 hrs · 6,127 cycles

NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT RETRACT

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 100) · airframe 7,855 hrs · 5,884 cycles

DURING DESCENT THE AFT BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED.

Part: TRANSMITTER — FALSE INDICATION (ZONE 400) · airframe 6,847 hrs · 5,193 cycles

AT TAKE OFF PILOT REPORTED R/H ENGINE HAD ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KSAN . TROUBLESHOT R/H ENGINE TO FAULTY OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER P/N: APTE-304A-200G S/N: 7224-5-278 UNIT HAD BEEN ON AIRCRAFT SINCE AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION DATE 9/29/2006 6846.9 HOURS INSTALLED NEW PART P/N: ATPE-304A-200G S/N: 8955-10-81. WORK PERFORMED WITH REFERENCE TO TEXTRON MAINTENANCE MANUAL 525B 79-30-00

Part: FUEL CONTROL — FAILED (LEFT ENGINE) · airframe 4,981 hrs · 3,954 cycles

N415PC WAS ON A CHARTER FLIGHT UNDER AIR CARRIER NUMBER L5YA033L FROM KSJC TO KAUS WITH ONE PASSENGER. WHILE IN CRUSE AT FL410 THE L/H ENGINE S/N AS STATED ABOVE FLAMED OUT. CREW ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. CREW DIVERTED TO KPSP AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. WITHIN THE LAST 48 HRS TEXTRON AVIATION TECHNICIANS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF WILLIAMS TECHNICAL SUPPORT WORKED ON THE AIRPLANE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FADEC DID NOT RECORD A COMMANDED SHUT DOWN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS AT FAULT AND REPLACED. WE HAVE REQUESTED A TEAR DOWN REPORT FROM WILLIAMS ON THE FCU.

Part: FDU — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE) · airframe 3,693 hrs · 2,780 cycles

LEFT ENGINE FLAME OUT AT FL450.