Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Gulstm 690C

Difficulty date
April 10, 2010
Submitted
May 17, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N844SC
Make and model
Gulstm 690C
Aircraft serial
11701
Aircraft time
9,359 hours, 5,568 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315
Engine time
6,013 hours, 3,785 cycles
Propeller
Rotol R306382F7
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
3108138
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
6,013 hours, 5,568 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, LT ENGINE OIL TEMP NEARED RED LINE BUT DID NOT GO OVER. NO OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS HAD ANY DEFECT. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION AND LANDED WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTS. MX REMOVED REAR SCAVANGE PUMP AND CLEANED OIL RESIDUE FROM JET TUBE AND FROM TRANSFER TUBE. INSTALLED NEW SEALS AND GASKETS, INSPECTED FILTER WITH NO DEFECTS, AND CHANGED OIL. GROUND RUNS AND 2.7 HOUR FLIGHT BACK TO AIRPORT CONFIRMED OIL TEMP STAYED IN GREEN AND MATCHED THE RT ENGINE EXACTLY. NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND.