SDR 2025F00233

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Gulstm GV

Difficulty date
October 5, 2025
Submitted
October 7, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N176S
Make and model
Gulstm GV
Aircraft serial
637
Aircraft time
16,722 hours, 5,919 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
GAC500BC56A10T
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 100
Part time
16,722 hours, 5,919 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH FL180, AFTER SELECTING WING ANTI-ICE TO ON, A CAUTION MESSAGE "BAG EER HOT" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN, THEN COCKPIT. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS GRANTED A STRAIGHT IN TO BIKF. THE REMAINDER OF THE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS NORMAL. FIRE EQUIPMENT MET THE AIRCRAFT, NO SMOKE OR FLAMES WERE PRESENT. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR SYSTEM REVEALED NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. UPON REMOVAL OF BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FLOORING, THE RIGHT WING ANTI-ICE CHECK VALVE CLAMP WAS OFF AND DUCT WAS ABLE TO EXPEND ALL AIR INTO THE BELOW FLOOR AREA. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED, THE CLAMP WAS RE-INSTALLED IAW GULFSTREAM GV AMM 30-13-03. LEAK CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO LEAKS NOTED AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKS OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.