SDR 120107

Service difficulty report · Engine · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
December 17, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N183PA
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
108
Aircraft time
13,367 hours, 8,216 cycles
Engine
Rroyce SPEY511*
Engine time
13,992 hours, 8,020 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, TEMP.AROUND -12C, FREEZING FOG, CREW ELECTED TO TURN OFF ANTI-ICE AFTER LND. AIRCRAFT SAT FOR 1 HR,ENG'S STARTED. LT ENG HAD VIBRATION HUMMING, RT ENG WAS STABLE.TAXIED OUT W/ANTI-ICE ON THRUOUT. A/C TOOKOFF, IT SEEMED TO BE SMOOTH ON THE ROLL AND INITIAL CLIMB, HOWEVER, OUT OF 10,000 FT LT ENG VIB WAS AROUND 1.5 MILS,ABNORMAL FOR THIS AIRPLANE. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT (MAINT.BASE). LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. BOTH ENG'S HAD VISUAL CKS, NOTHING NOTED. CONCLUSION IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN ICING/MELTING PROBLEM.