Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Part
Compressor
Part number
288237
Condition
Overheated
Location
Potable Water
Part time
4,178 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUMES IN CABIN PRIOR TO BOARDING. INVESTIGATION FOUND POTABLE WATER COMPRESSOR EXTREMELY HOT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT ON REMOVAL OF THE CAPS AND COVER BOTH STAGES HAD WATER IN BELLOWS AND VALVES. THE SECOND STATE (HIGH-PRESSURE) REED WAS FRACTURED AT THE OUTPUT AND THE DRIVE SLIPS OFF THE CAMS. THE OVER-PRESSURE BALL VALVE WAS STAINED FROM WATER AND HAD MULTIPLE SET MARKS INDICATING THAT THE UNIT HAD BEEN OVER PRESSURIZED. THE MOTOR STATOR AND ROTOR WAS BURNT WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE UNIT HAD INGESTED WATER AND WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.