Service difficulty report · Shaft · Gulstm G159C

Difficulty date
August 18, 2012
Submitted
August 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198PA
Make and model
Gulstm G159C
Aircraft serial
027
Aircraft time
26,602 hours, 27,127 cycles
Engine
Rroyce DART5298Z
Engine time
26,489 hours, 18,393 cycles
Part
Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Fuel Pump
Component
Pump
Component part number
GB3173AU
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RT ENGINE FUEL PUMP SHEARED THE SHAFT AS THE ACFT WAS JUST BEGINNING TO ROLL FOR TAKEOFF. THE CAPTAIN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TAXIED THE ACFT BACK TO THE RAMP. DISPATCHED A MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE ACFT. CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP (PN GB317/3AU, SN L628136LK) AND PERFORMED ALL OPS CHECKS IAW THE MM AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE.