Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Gulstm 111RKWELL

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
May 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 111RKWELL
Part
Water Separator
Part number
18391021
Part serial
88167
Condition
Corroded
Location
Inlet Flange
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(WATER SEPARATOR) RECEIVED PAR, INCOMING INSPECTION REVEALS CORROSION AND PITTING AT NUMEROUS POSITIONS AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE OF AIR INLET FLANGE. PART FAILED INCOMING INSPECTION. 8130-3 STATES PART IS AN OVERHAULED UNIT. W/O CERTIFIES PART AS AIRWORTHY. PART APPEARS TO HAVE CORROSION FOR CONSIDERABLE TIME.