Service difficulty report · Engine · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
August 8, 2005
Submitted
December 21, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N515PL
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1092
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
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

INTERMITTENT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION DISCREPANCY, IT WAS ALSO ELECTED TO HAVE TERMINATING ACTION OF AD COMPLIED WITH BY SB (REPLACEMENT OF FUEL TUBES). MAINT REMOVED TUBES FOR REPLACEMENT, THEY DISCOVERED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF METAL SHAVINGS HAD ACCUMULATED AGAINST THE INLET SCREENS OF THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS ON BOTH ENGINE. ALL FINDINGS WERE IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED TO MFG GUIDANCE. FWD SAMPLE OF METAL TO TEST LAB FOR ANALYZE, JUDGEMENT ON WHERE METAL ORIGINATED, METAL WAS FROM AIRFRAME. MFG RECOMMEND FUEL SYS COMPONENTS OF ENGINES DOWNSTREAM OF LOW PRESS FUEL FILTERS INSP AND OR REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.