Service difficulty report · Acm · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
March 4, 2009
Submitted
October 22, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N400M
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
132
Part
Acm
Part number
20392541
Part serial
64600
Condition
Binding
Stage of operation
NR
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

UNIT WAS INSTALLED AS AN OVERHAULED UNIT. WITH 21.1 HOURS ON THE UNIT. THE TURBINE WAS BINDING AND CAUSING OVERHEAT AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH AN O/H UNIT AND AN OPS CHECK WAS COMPLIED WITH. OIL LEVEL CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS WAS THE SECOND UNIT FROM THE SAME O/H SITE TO FAIL WITH UNDER 50 HOURS. (K)