Service difficulty report · Cowling · Gulstm GVSPG550

Difficulty date
March 25, 2016
Submitted
March 31, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620JF
Make and model
Gulstm GVSPG550
Aircraft serial
5086
Aircraft time
2,762 hours, 1,004 cycles
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Part
Cowling
Part number
04D2001002
Part serial
GVSP086SB2291
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,762 hours, 1,004 cycles
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

WHILE COMPLYING WITH CMP 711016, FOUND RT ENG UPPER COWL LE TO BE CRACKED & TO HAVE LOOSE CARBON FIBER MATERIAL SHOWING. INSPECTED & TAP TEST RT ENG UPPER COWL FOR SUSPECTED UNBONDING, MARKED OUT LINE OF UNBOND AREA. UNBONDING STARTS ABOUT 4 INCHES AFT OF RT UPPER COWL LE, AT THIS POINT NOTED A 10 INCH LONG CRACK IN CARBON FIBER MATERIAL RUNNING INBD TO OTBD ALONG LE HONEYCOMB AREA. UNBOND THEN TRAVELS AFT ABOUT 77 INCHES, ALMOST TO AFT UPPER COWL VENTILATION INLET. UNBOND AREA AT ITS WIDEST POINT IS ABOUT 22 INCHES, FOR A TOTAL AREA OF ABOUT 1,694 SQUARE INCHES. ALL WORK IAW MM 71-10-00.