Service difficulty report · Orifice · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
June 12, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft time
9,489 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Orifice
Part number
BVA7326
Condition
Fod
Location
Oil Inlet Screen
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, R, F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ON THE 12TH OF JUNE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT GET THE #1 PROP OFF THE LOCKS. INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE LOCK PINS. RAN THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PROP WAS COMING OFF THE LOCKS, BUT WITH THE CONDITION LEVER IN HIGH IT WAS ONLY PRODUCING 300 HP AND 103 % RPM. WITH THE CONDITION LEVER IN LOW IT WAS PRODUCING 640 HP AND 100% RPM. WITH MUCH TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER PULLING THE PROP GOVERNOR OFF A PIECE OF PLASTIC WRAP WAS PLUGGING THE OIL PASSAGE INLET SCREEN OF THE PROP GOVERNOR. REPLACED THE PROP GOVERNOR AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS AND PROP FUNCTION WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON THE 13TH OF JUNE @ 18:15. (TC# 20190614020)