SDR PA06001

Service difficulty report · Eec · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
February 3, 2006
Submitted
February 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DC
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
534
Aircraft time
4,715 hours, 1,818 cycles
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Engine time
4,558 hours, 1,763 cycles
Part
Eec
Part number
1501KDC03005
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
3,421 hours, 1,141 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND FLAMED OUT. EICAS MESSAGE -LEFT ENGINE FAILED- DISPLAYED. UNSCHEDULED LANDING MADE. THE LT ENGINE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROLLER (EEC) WAS FOUND TO HAVE VARIOUS FADEC SYSTEM FAULTS WHEN INTERROGATING THE MDAU. THE EEC WAS REPLACED. ENGINE OPS CHECKED NORMAL, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FAILED EEC SOFTWARE VERSION WAS G7.02. GULFSTREAM ASC 157 WAS INCORPORATED AND AN EEC WITH SOFTWARE VERSION G9.1 WAS INSTALLED. THIS, I BELIEVE, MAY BE THE FIRST TIME A GV ENGINE ROLLED-BACK TO FLAME OUT DUE TO EEC FAILURE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE FAA SHOULD PURSUE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE INVESTIGATION ON THESE EECS.