Maintenance and Modifications
Gulfstream Calls for Immediate Checks of G650 Engines
The Gulfstream directive follows two incidents of G650ER inflight engine shutdowns.

Gulfstream is calling for operators of G650 and G650ERs that are at least 24 months old to immediately comply with a Rolls-Royce service bulletin involving inspections and lubrication of the high-pressure (HP) compressor variable stator vane (VSV) mechanism. A maintenance and operations (M&O) letters sent to operators late last week said affected aircraft “will be permitted one flight cycle to allow for the relocation of the aircraft” until they are deemed in compliance with the work outlined in the Rolls-Royce Non-Modification Service Bulletin SB-BR700-72-900178 or Gulfstream’s Customer Bulletin 246 (which provides instructions on compliance with the SB).