Service difficulty report · Engine · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
February 15, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Engine
Part serial
CC0116
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, 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) DURING CLIMB THE ENGINE EMITTED A LOUD NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY A DECAY IN ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IN FLIGHT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE THIS EVENT AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THIS REPORT TO REFLECT ROOT CAUSE ONCE DETERMINED.