Service difficulty report · Pump · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
February 7, 2003
Submitted
February 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N32BW
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11545
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315
Part
Pump
Part number
P366D
Part serial
15819
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Threaded Wrong
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN PUMP WAS INSTALLED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE THREADS ON THE IN AND OUT PORTS WERE STRAIGHT THREAD. THE FITTINGS THAT ARE CALLED OUT IN THE IPC ARE PIPE THREAD, BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED SPACE AT THE PUMP MOUNTED POSITION. OVERHAUL PUMP WAS CHANGED AND THE WRONG TYPE INSTALLED.