Service difficulty report · Ring · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
June 11, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Part
Ring
Part number
PEP6295
Condition
Cracked
Location
Trunnion
Part time
10,190 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TIME SHOWN ABOVE IS ENGINE TIME. PART IS OVERHAULED AT ENGINE INSTALLATION. THE TRUNNION ASSEMBLY ATTACHED TO THE FORWARD ENGINE MOUNTING BEAM LINK, ATTACHING ENGINE TO AIRCRAFT, WAS RECEIVED AT RRC WITH ENGINE 8841 FOR REVISION. THE RING NUT LOCKING TRUNNION PEP6295 WAS FOUND CRACKED 360 DEGREE DURING THE NDT INSPECTION. THE FLANGE TRUNNION PEP 6553 WHICH IS A SEPARATE ITEM WAS FOUND SWAGED INSIDE THE LOCKING RING NUT. INSPECTION OF ASSEMBLY HAS DETERMINED THAT INCORRECT ASSEMBLY OF COMPONENTS HAS CAUSED THE COMPONENTS TO CRACK DUE TO AN OVER TORQUE APPLIED BY THE OPERATOR INSTALLING THE ENGINE ON THE AIRCRAFT.