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Service difficulty report · Nut · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
March 7, 2003
Submitted
March 7, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N848NA
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
222
Aircraft time
6,384 hours, 4,375 cycles
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Engine time
6,194 hours, 4,334 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
U125924
Condition
Missing
Location
Engine
Part time
607 hours, 4,334 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C, W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN JUNE 2000 DURING A ROUTINE POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION FOD WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LP COMPRESSOR 5TH STAGE BLADES. DURING A SUBSQUENT TEARDOWN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A LP COMPRESSOR OGV BOLT AND NUT AND CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE BOLT WAS FOUND LOOSE INSIDE THE LP COMPRSSOR DRUM BUT THE NUT AND WASHER WERE NOT FOUND. AT THE TIME, THE OVERHAUL FACILITY, ROLLS ROYCE CANADA (RRC) AND ROLLS ROYCE UK, THE MANAFACTURER, CONSIDERED IT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAD BEEN TWO SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THIS ITEM DURING THE YEARS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE HAD 607.8 TSO. IN MARCH 2002, SPEY ENGINE 8815 WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON ANOTHER G