Service difficulty report · Engine · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
July 18, 2012
Submitted
July 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
165
Aircraft time
3,417 hours, 2,132 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Engine time
3,417 hours, 2,132 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THERE WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MIST IN THE CABIN. PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO DEPARTURE. INSPECTED RT ENGINE AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE EXHAUST DUCT AND COWLS. INSPECTED ENGINE INLET WITH BORESCOPE IAW MM 72-00-00 OIL SMELL OR SMOKE IN CABIN FAULT ISOLATION. INSPECTION OF VARIABLE GUIDE VANES INDICATES BLADES AT 6 O-CLOCK POSITION AND 1ST STAGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES SHOW SIGNS OF DAMAGE. R & R THE RT ENGINE IAW MM 71-00-00. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY ENGINE GROUND PERFORMANCE RUNS AND LEAK CHECKS IAW MM 71-00-00.