Service difficulty report · Gasket · Gulstm G150

Difficulty date
April 7, 2015
Submitted
April 7, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N532GP
Make and model
Gulstm G150
Aircraft serial
221
Aircraft time
2,507 hours, 1,672 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73140AR
Engine time
2,507 hours, 1,672 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Blown
Location
Bleed Air Duct
Part time
2,506 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE REMOVAL FOR MPI, FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE HP BLEED AIR DUCT ASSEMBLY 90 DEGREE CONNECTION, PN SBJ10531-505, WITH A BLOWN GASKET, PN BA7684. SB 150-71-154 "POWERPLANT-ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE (HP) AIR DUCT ASSEMBLY SBJ10532-507. MISMATCH TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, THIS SB WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH ON THIS ENGINE. ALSO FAA SDR JGVR20150217001, DATED 02/17/2015, FOR THE SAME SERVICE DIFFICULTY ISSUE FOUND ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND FAA SDR JGVR20150325001, DATED 03/25/2015 FOR THIS ISSUE FOUND ON A GULFSTREAM G100 AIRCRAFT. RECOMMEND, IN ADDITION TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN IN THE TWO ABOVE LISTED SDR’S, THIS HP BLEED AIR CONNECTION BE REQUIRED TO BE DISASSEMBLED FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE FLATNESS OF THE MATING SURFACE OF THE 90 DEGGREE. CONNECTION. THE 90 DEGREE CONNECTION MOUNT FLANGE WAS FOUND BOWED ON THIS ENGINE AND THE LEAKING AREA VISIBLE. SUSPECT AN EXTENDED STANDPIPE HAS CAUSED THIS MOUNTING FLANGE TO HAVE BOWED UPON INITIAL/PREVIOUS ASSY AND PREVENTED A GOOD GASKET CRUSH SEAL TO THE FAN BYPASS DUCT.