Service difficulty report · Shaft · Gulstm 690

Difficulty date
August 18, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690
Aircraft time
7,110 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Shaft
Condition
Seized
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, D, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) RETURNING FROM A FIRE ACTION, IN CRUISE AT 9500 FEET ASL, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE RT ENGINE ACOMPANIED BY VIBRATION AND NOISE. THE RT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE PILOT COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND ACCOMPLISHED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PROP SHAFT SEIZED AND A HOLE IN THE PROP REDUCTION GEARBOX.