What was found
TURBOCHARGER REPORTED BY TOWER TO BE SMOKING DURING APPROACH. TURBOCHARGER SHIPPED TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION: COMPRESSOR RUB.
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2003
- Submitted
- April 7, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N698R
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial
- 500A91019
- Engine
- Lyc IO540E1B5
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Turbocharger
- Part number
- 46C19836G
- Part serial
- FIL00187
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 71 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.