Service difficulty report · Pump · Gulstm G159

Difficulty date
October 10, 2009
Submitted
October 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8E
Make and model
Gulstm G159
Aircraft serial
94
Engine
Rroyce DART529
Part
Pump
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

MX TEST FLIGHT, AFTER REPLACEMENT OF SUSPECT LEAKING RT GEARBOX (THIRD UNIT TO BE INSTALLED IN THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS). (2) HOURS OUT, RT ENG GEARBOX LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. ACFT WAS DIRECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. PROP WAS FEATHERED AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AFTER LANDING DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A BROKEN SEAL IN THE RT ENG HYD PUMP. THIS BROKEN SEAL RESULTED IN GEARBOX OIL LEAKING INTO THE ENG DRAIN SYS AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEING BLOWN INTO THE GEARBOX AREA PROVIDING A FALSE INDICATION THAT THE GEARBOX ITSELF WAS LEAKING. FURTHER OPERATIONS TESTING AND TEST FLIGHTS CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.