Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
May 19, 2025
Submitted
May 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163JW
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1071
Aircraft time
14,744 hours, 11,143 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON THURSDAY 15 MAY 2025 GIV N163JW S/N 1071 DEPARTED KVNY GOING TO MMTL. DURING TAKEOFF ONE OF THE PASSENGERS NOTICED FUEL SPRAYING OFF THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING. THE CREW CALLED ATC STATED THEIR PROBLEM AND ASKED TO RETURN TO KVNY, AT WHICH TIME THE TOWER DECLARED IT AN EMERGENCY. WHILE TURNING AROUND TO COME BACK TO KVNY THE FUEL STOPPED SPRAYING AFTER ABOUT 10. MINUTES. FOUND A BUILDUP OF A CORROSION PREVENTATIVE PRIMER CAUSING THE FLOAT VALVE TO STICK AND HANGUP. THEY CLEANED THE VALVE AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. I ELECTED TO ALSO PERFORMED A MAINTENACE CHECK FLIGHT TO VERIFY THE ISSUE WAS FIXED NO DEFECTS NOTED DURING OR AFTER THE FLIGHT