SDR 2003F00589

Service difficulty report · Probe · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
September 14, 2003
Submitted
October 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910DC
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
544
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Part
Probe
Condition
Worn
Location
Pitot Static
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB THROUGH 29,000 FT, 'ALT' COMPARISON MONITOR ILLUMINATED. CREW FOUND THE NR 1 MADC IN ERROR. NR 3 SELECTED, AND CLIMB CONTINUED TO FL400. 'ALT' COMPARISON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, & NONE OF MADC'S AGREED. ON DESCENT, ALL MADC'S AGAIN AGREED TO FL80. APPARENT CAUSE WAS ERRODED PITOT/STATIC PROBES. A/C WAS THOROUGHLY INSPECTED PHYSICALLY & ELECTRONICALLY PER GULFSTREAM V MM & ONLY DEFECT DISCOVERED WAS UPPER LT & RT PITOT/STATIC PROBES WERE ERRODED & CAUSING REPORTED ERRORS. PROBES (P/N 0856TK3 AND 0856TK4) WERE REPLACED PER THE GV MM & AAC GV CAMP DOCUMENT & ALL MADC SYSTEMS PERFORMED TO SPECIFICATIONS. A/C WAS RETURNED TOS ERVICE & RETURNED TO HOME BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT. (M)