Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
October 3, 2023
Submitted
October 6, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N437GA
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1437
Aircraft time
7,603 hours, 3,388 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Fod
Location
Fueling Pipe
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING EVENT OF FUELING FROM CENTER POINT ACCESS, FOD FOUND AT ENTRY OF FUELING PIPE. FUELING ACTIVITY STOPPED. MX RETRIEVED A RAG THAT WAS FOUND STUCK AT FUELING ENTRY PORT. CURRENTLY, INCIDENT BEING EVALUATED, INCLUDES SAMPLING OF FUEL FROM SYS & TRUCK. ACFT RELEASED TO SERVICE AFTER SATISFACTORLY COMPLETING EVALUATION, INSPECTION, & OPS CHECK. SUBJECT FOD INCIDENT REPORTED TO GAC FOR EVALUATION, RECOMMENDATION, & DISPOSITION. GAC DISPOSITION RECEIVED. PERFORMED & COMPLETED GAC PRELIMINARY & FINAL ENGINEERING DISPOSITIONS WITH NO FOD FOUND & NO HARDWARE ABNORMALITIES IDENTIFIED. ENG RUN CARRIED OUT, GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FIRST FLIGHT AFTER RTS WITH NO DEFECTS & ACFT IS OPS NORMAL.