Service difficulty report · Acm · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
July 2, 2021
Submitted
July 12, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N218JE
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1436
Aircraft time
15,789 hours, 7,519 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
220470061
Part serial
96127
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
5,172 hours, 2,325 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

OIL SMOKE ENTERING THE CABIN AT FLOOR LEVEL. TROUBLESHOT THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM TO A FAILED LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE, THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED ASSEMBLY. ALSO THEY FOUND FOD IN THE RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER WITH SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. OPERATOR DESIGNATOR W6JA, CONTROL NUMBER W6JA20210705046.