Service difficulty report · Compressor · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
September 10, 2009
Submitted
September 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128KG
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
062
Aircraft time
10,760 hours, 7,828 cycles
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Engine time
16,003 hours, 9,874 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Distorted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
16,003 hours, 9,874 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON 09/10/09 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EWR ENROUTE TO OPF, DURING CLIMB IN ICING CONDITIONS; AT 33,400 FT, THE NR 1 ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK. THE CREW INITIATED A RELIGHT AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND FOUND THREE DAMAGED C1 BLADES AND THE LEFT AFT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WINDOW OUTER PANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85% MISSING.THE AIRCRAFT IS GROUNDED PENDING FURTHER EVALUATION AND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE AND WINDOW. NOTE: THE ENGINE APPARENTLY SUFFERED FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE, A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED TO EVALUATE POSSIBLE FURTHER DAMAGE AND A FOLLOW UP SDR WILL OCCUR AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.