Service difficulty report · Clamp · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 18, 2004
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N248JF
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
11
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 27,000 FT THE RT GENERATOR WENT OFFLINE, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, LT GENERATOR WENT OFFLINE, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AC LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT, INVESTIGATION FOUND A LOOSE CLAMP CONNECTING A BLEED AIR DUCT TO THE CABIN COLD TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT BLEED AIR LEAKING AT THIS AREA CAUSED THE GENERATOR CONTROL UNITS TO STOP WORKING DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE CLAMP WAS TIGHTENED AND A LEAK CHECK PERFORMED. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE GENERATOR SYS PERFORMED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. GENERATOR CNTRL UNITS WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE GCU`S WERE SENT TO THE MFG AND FOUND TO FUNCTION IAW DESIGN SPECIFICATION. (K)