Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Gulstm 690C

Difficulty date
May 17, 2011
Submitted
May 20, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N840GH
Make and model
Gulstm 690C
Aircraft serial
11615
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110T
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
31082822
Part serial
09P00284
Condition
Failed
Location
Turbine Section
Part time
551 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE RPM ACCELERATED UNCOMMANDED FROM 98 PERCENT TO APPROXIMATELY 103.5 PERCENT MOMENTARILY, A FEW SECONDS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND LAND THE ACFT SINGLE ENGINE, HE DID SO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX CHECKED THE ENGINE AFTER LANDING AND NOTED OIL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE OIL TO BE THE TURBINE SEAL OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND DELIVERED TO REPAIR FACILITY FOR DISASSEMBLY. REMOVAL OF THE TURBINE SCAVENGE PUMP SHOWED THAT THE PUMP ASSY HAD FAILED AND SHEARED THE PUMP DRIVESHAFT AND CAUSED THE OIL RETURN PASSAGE TO BECOME COMPLETELY BLOCKED WITH DEBRIS. THE BLOCKAGE OF THE RETURN CAUSED THE TURBINE BEARING AREA TO BECOME OVER-PRESSURIZED CAUSING THE TURBINE SEAL TO FAIL ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE EXHAUST AREA. ADDITIONALLY THE REMAINING OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED DUE TO THE PUMP FAILURE, THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO ACCOMPLISH AN ENGINE OIL OVER TEMPERATURE INSPECTION IAW THE MM IN ADDITION TOTHE REPAIR DUE TO THE PUMP FAILURE.