Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
March 24, 2026
Submitted
March 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1567
Aircraft time
9,851 hours, 8,673 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
9599020143
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ecs Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT TAKEOFF FROM KF45, THE CREW NOTED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL. THE CREW DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. TECHS DETERMINED IT TO BE RELATED TO THE ACS SYSTEM. THE ACS SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED. TECHS AT KPSM FOUND THE WATER SEPARATOR TO HAVE HEAVY CONTAMINATION. R & R WATER SEPARATOR IAW AMM 12-B-21-40-03-00A-920A-A & PERFORMED ENGINE TEST 18 IAW AMM 12-B-71-00-00-00A-903S-A WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS.