SDR 01302007

Service difficulty report · Pump · Gulstm 500B

Difficulty date
January 30, 2007
Submitted
February 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610BW
Make and model
Gulstm 500B
Aircraft serial
1523185
Aircraft time
16,440 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540E1A5
Engine time
12,885 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
3P207
Part serial
PES926T
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vacuum Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LEFT VACUUM PUMP LOOSENED FROM ENGINE AND CAUSED A LOOSE OF OIL PRESSURE. THE VACUUM PUMP DRIVE WAS DAMAGED IN THAT THE GEAR WAS ROUNDED OFF. IT WAS HARD TO DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WORE AND CREATED STRESS TO WORK IT LOOSE FROM THE ENGINE OR IT WORKED LOOSE AND THEN DAMAGED THE GEAR.