Service difficulty report · Engine · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
July 27, 2000
Submitted
August 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922CX
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
922
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UA
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

GSP/RDU - FLT 1580 - AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, APPROX 15 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, LT ENG LOST POWER. LT PROP SPOOLED DOWN. LT STOP AND FEATHER PULLED, ENG SHUT DOWN. ACFT RETURNED GPS, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSP REVEALED LT PROP WOULD TURN BUT IMPELLER WOULD NOT. THIS INDICATED A GEARBOX INTERNAL FAILURE. ENG REPLACED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FAILED ENG SHIPPED FOR EVAL AND REPAIR. MFG IS SPEARHEADING INVEST INTO 2ND FAILURE REF: SDR FJTA00069221. REWORKED ''BULL GEAR'', PN 3107118-1 AND/OR 3107161-1 IS SUSPECTED. AN AUDIT FOR GEARS PERFORMED, 2 ACFT IDENTIFIED AS HAVING REWORKED GEAR IN EACH OF 2 ENG. THESE ACFT GROUNDED AND REPLACED. 7 OTHER ENG SUSPECTED, THESE ENG SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT.(