Service difficulty report · Fairing · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N401HF
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
5039
Engine
Rroyce BR700715A130
Part
Fairing
Part number
1159B541014
Part serial
0228
Condition
Departed
Location
Fuselage
Part time
1,300 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON MARCH 6, 2007, DURING A FLIGHT, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IAPPARENT IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING-TO FUSELAGE FORWARD FAIRING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 400 AT 90 DME ON THE (LNK) VOR 220 RADIAL AT .85 MACH. AFTER ONE HOUR AND 45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT (APPROX 2115Z), THE CREW NOTED AN AUDIBLE (THUMP) FOLLOWED BY A (CHANGE IN WIND NOISE). AS THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH PROXIMITY CAMERAS, THE FIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO SEE A (HOLE OF SIGNIFICANT SIZE) IN THE AREA OF THE SINGLE POINT REFUELING ACCESS DOOR USING THE LOWER AFT-FACING FUSELAGE CAMERA. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTIFIED AND REQUESTED EMERGENCY LANDING, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FSDO WA