Service difficulty report · Accelerometer · Gulstm 680

Difficulty date
January 1, 2023
Submitted
January 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339QS
Make and model
Gulstm 680
Aircraft serial
6800191
Aircraft time
12,199 hours, 8,074 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Accelerometer
Part serial
23732
Condition
Faulted
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER BEING AT CRUISE PROBABLY 30 MINUTES THE ENGINE VIBRATION R CAS ILLUMINATED AND WENT BACK OUT. HAD THE EMER/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST IN HAND WHEN THE CAS REAPPEARED AND STAYED ON. RAN CHECKLIST. REDUCED POWER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & DIVERTED. THE ENTIRE TIME DURING THE DESCENT WITH POWER ALMOST AT IDLE THE ENG VIBRATION R CAS WAS STILL CYCLYING. DUE TO BEING 200 NM OFFSHORE, DECIDED NOT TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN UNLESS A VIBRATION WORSENED IAW THE CHECKLIST. DURING APPROACH/LANDING/TAXI-IN THE ENGINE VIBRATION CAS WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. R & R RT ACCELEROMETER WITH A NEW UNIT. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 77-20-00.