# SDR 2005FA0001573

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 23, 2005
- Submitted: December 8, 2005
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N1065B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1065B), registered now
- Make and model: Beech 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: TH1765
- Engine: Cont IO550*
- System (JASC): [3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3610)
- Part: Pneumatic System
- Condition: Contaminated
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001573

## Discrepancy

DURING PROLONGED PERIODS OF OPERATION IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF WATER ENTER INTO THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM.  INSP OF PNEUMATIC SYS REVEALED LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER BEING PASSED THROUGH DEICE BOOT EJECTOR, FURTHER DISASSEMBLY INSP REVEALED SEVERAL OUNCES OF WATER REMAINING IN SYS.  SYS WAS PURGED OF ALL WATER AND DRIED.  AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AC AGAIN WAS OPERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION.  THIS AC HAS A HISTORY OF PREMATURE FLIGHT COMMAND INDICATOR FAILURES CAUSED BY RUST AND WATER CONTAMINATION.  RELOCATE THE PNEUMATIC SYS FILTER TO AN AREA BEHIND THE ENGINE BAFFLE ASSEMBLY WHERE IT WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO IMPACT WATER.  (K)

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