Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Gulstm GIVX

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
March 12, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1PG
Make and model
Gulstm GIVX
Aircraft serial
1374
Aircraft time
5,642 hours, 3,301 cycles
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Thrust Reverser
Part number
1159P414608
Part serial
0377
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Right
Part time
5,642 hours, 3,301 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB AND PASSING FL 180, RECEIVED A RT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT AND THE ASSOCIATED CREW ALERT SYS WARNING MESSAGE. REDUCED RT ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AT WHICH TIME ALL WARNINGS EXTINGUISHED. FOLLOWED AUTOMATIC CHECKLIST FOR THE THRUST REVERSER UNLOCKED CONDITION, AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MX LOCKED DEFECTIVE THRUST REVERSER AND ACFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE SUSPECT WORN BUSHINGS ON THRUST REVERSER DOOR BELLCRANK PN: 1159PM41550-55 WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DOOR OR DOORS TO CREEP SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE OPEN POSITION ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE UNLOCKED WARNING SYS.