Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
September 14, 2007
Submitted
November 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322AD
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
22
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Drain Line
Part number
4AS1271081501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Potable Water
Part time
2,634 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WHILE FLYING AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370, THE PILOTS WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE AILERON CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE AND THE AILERON CONTROLS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT UPON RETURN TO HOME BASE WAS INSPECTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WATER HAD FROZEN ON THE AILERON ARTIFICIAL FEEL SYSTEM, INHIBITING THE CONTROL INPUTS OF THE AILERONS BY THE PILOTS OR THE AUTOPILOT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE WATER THAT HAD FROZEN ON THE AILERON ARTIFICIAL FEEL SYSTEM HAD COME FROM A CRACKED DRAIN LINE ON THE POTABLE WATER SYSTEM DRAIN. (K)