Service difficulty report · Engine · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
November 27, 2019
Submitted
December 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4068
Aircraft time
9,592 hours, 4,689 cycles
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Engine time
9,297 hours, 4,569 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Surges
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE ENGINE LOW POWER INTERMITTENT, AT FL410 CLIMBING TO FL430, THE RIGHT ENGINE SURGED APPROX. 4 TIMES AT FL 412, GOING FROM 80.9 TO 75.9 HP , ACCOMPANIED BY AUTO ENGINE IGNITION. RETURNED BACK TO FL410 AND CONTINUED FLIGHT WITHOUT ANY OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. DOWNLOADED ALL ACMF LOGS FHDB AND SENT TO CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER REQUESTED TO COMPLETE STEP 1-7 OF SURGE CHECKS. EXAMINED BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR AND INSIDE THE BYPASS DUCT, EXAMINED THE LP COMPRESSOR ROTOR BLADES , EXAMINED THE EXHAUST, TURNED THE LP ROTOR, TURNED THE HP ROTOR WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. USING A BORESCOPE, FOUND THE 12TH STAGE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. ENGINE WAS REMOVED & REPLACED.