SDR 99ZZZX3416

Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
July 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
JGVR194F
Duncan Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N137WR
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
257035
Part
Reservoir
Part number
25SF1155
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING INSTALLATION OF THE PITOT/STATIC DRAIN VALVE MOD, S2 DRAIN RESERVOIR WAS FULL OF WATER WHEN IT WAS DISASSEMBLED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RESERVOIR BODY, THE WATER HAD FROZEN AND BULGED THE RESERVOIR SIDES. ALL PITOT AND STATIC DRAIN VALVES WERE SEALED FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH A SEALANT.