SDR 96ZZZX821

Service difficulty report · Bushing · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
January 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26WP
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
024
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Part
Bushing
Condition
Shifted
Location
Hp Compressor
Part time
8,630 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE HAD INTERMTTENT HIGH VIBRATION READINGS. CREW REPORTED A BUZZ ON DESCENT AT 79 PERCENT HI PRESS ROTOR SPEED. IN-FLT VIB SURVEY SHOWED VIB PEAK OF 1.3 MILS CORRESPONDING TO HP ROTATIONAL FREQ AT THAT POWER SETTING. SECONDARY SMALLER PEAK CORRESPONDING TO LP ROTOR NOTED. ENG DISASSEMBLED. SEVERAL 1ST STG HI PRESS COMPR BLADES WERE BOUND UP. ROTOR DISASSEMBLED, MTNG BUSHINGS FND BACKED OUT OF PIN HOLES. BUSHINGS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF CONTACT WITH ROTOR HUB. LOW PRESS COMPR BLADE PINS CONTAMINATED WITH DIRT & RUST. 1ST STAGE HAD HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION. 2 BRACKETS HOLD OUTER DUCT TO ENG BROKEN. BRACKETS NEAR MNT LOC FOR AFT VIB PICK-UP. LOCALIZED THERMAL DISTRESS TO NOZZLE GUIDE VANES & COMB CANS.