Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
July 15, 2008
Submitted
July 23, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N595PE
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1373
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Water Separator
Part number
234018623
Part serial
6727249945
Condition
Damaged
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

BOTH UNITS O/H AT MFG. WHEN CHANGING SOCK, FOUND RUST STAINS ON SOCK. REMOVED AND FOUND RETAINING CHAIN PN 834639 RUSTED. CHAIN WAS WRONG MATERIAL (METAL) AND INCORRECT LENGTH (9.5 INCHES). REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS SS WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF (6 INCHES). ALSO ON UNIT 67-272 (1) OF (8) INTERNAL RETAINING SCREWS WAS FOUND NOT SEATED AND IN CONTACT WITH PART GASKET. ALSO FOUND INSIDE SAME UNIT WAS A PIECE OF MASKING TAPE (2 INCHES X 6 INCHES) WITH SN OF UNIT WRITTEN WITH A RED MARKER STILL AFFIXED TO INNER COATING OF AFT SECTION. WO NR TTT91055 (SN 49-945) DATED SEPT 28, 2006. AND CLJ14812 (SN 67-272) DATED SEPT 24, 2007. (K)