Service difficulty report · Coupling · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
June 11, 2003
Submitted
June 17, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N941AM
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
66 hours, 41 cycles
Part
Coupling
Part number
12J3648A
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
66 hours, 41 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT WING NACA VENT PORTING FUEL ONTO GROUND AND DURING CLIMB WHEN OVER 11000 LB OF FUEL PUT INTO WING. EVENTUALLY FOUND MISSING O-RING P/N MS29513-337 IN OUTBOARD VENT COUPLING P/N 12J36-48A. THIS WAS REPLACED BY MFG TECHNICIANS AT OPERATOR'S FACILITY. FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED WITH WING FULLY LOADED WITH FUEL. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROPERLY TESTED.