Service difficulty report · Fitting · Gulstm 500B

Difficulty date
August 24, 2009
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107DF
Make and model
Gulstm 500B
Aircraft serial
1191
Aircraft time
13,276 hours
Part
Fitting
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Mag Cooling
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETARD THE RT THROTTLE TO SLOW DOWN ON DESCENT FOR LANDING. SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED ENG. WAS UNABLE TO TAXI ALL THE WAY INTO THE RAMP DUE TO DIFFICULTY STEERING WITH ONLY ONE ENG. RT MAGNETO COOLING FITTING PN 2610338 CAME OUT OF THE NW22WS-4-52-4 COOLING HOSE AND FELL DOWN BEHIND THE THROTTLE BELLCRANK ON THE FIREWALL. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THE THROTTLE TO BE RETARDED. THE FITTING WAS REINSTALLED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.