Service difficulty report · Line · Gulstm G159

Difficulty date
December 10, 2014
Submitted
December 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196PA
Make and model
Gulstm G159
Aircraft serial
139
Aircraft time
23,973 hours, 20,020 cycles
Engine
Rroyce DART529
Engine time
28,690 hours, 21,567 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
139378
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Oil Blower
Part time
23,973 hours, 20,020 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A RT ENGINE GEARBOX PRESSURE LIGHT ABOUT 25 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT. REDUCED POWER ON THE RT ENGINE AND LIGHT WENT OUT. THE ACFT RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM TO A RUPTURED BLOWER OIL FILTER LINE. MAINTENANCE R & R THE BLOWER OIL FILTER LINE WITH A SERVICEABLE LINE AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.