What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT A STRONG SHUDDER WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRFRAME. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED SPARKS COMING FROM NR 1 ENGINE EXHAUST. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED DAMAGE TO TURBINE SECTION. CAUSE TO BE DETERMINED AT TEARDOWN.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2007
- Submitted
- January 25, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N440QS
- Make and model
- Gulstm GIV
- Aircraft serial
- 4025
- Aircraft time
- 820 hours, 449 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce TAY6118
- Engine time
- 820 hours, 449 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- E, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.