Service difficulty report · Fitting · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
April 16, 2010
Submitted
April 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787BN
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft serial
231
Engine
Garrtt TFE73140
Part
Fitting
Part number
317510540575
Part serial
081405700780
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Line
Part time
271 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROX 11:30 PST, FLIGHT LEVEL 390, CAPTAIN REPORTED FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE, SECURED RT ENGINE AND DIVERTED. DISPATCHED MX CREW TO ACFT, INSP REVEALED OIL PRESSURE FITTING ON THE FWD 4 OCLOCK POSITION VIEWED FWD, HAD PULLED THE THREADS OUT OF THE HSG. THE PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED 271 HOURS PREVIOUSLY, AND THE ACFT HAD EXPERIENCED AN IN FLIGHT PROBLEM WITH THE ACFT IN JANUARY 2010, 89 HRS PREVIOUSLY. MFG IS DOING A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS HOWEVER THE FIELD SUPPORT. REP DID NOT FEEL THESE WERE RELATED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME BETWEEN INCIDENTS. R & R PUMP ADJUSTED OIL PRESSURE AND RETURNED. ACFT TO SERVICE AFTER A CLEAN REPORT ON SOAP SAMPLE WAS RECEIVED.