Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
October 9, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft time
10,155 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73131C
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
F50B721508A3
Condition
Failed
Location
Ecu
Part time
10,678 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW RECEIVED LT WARM BATT IND, FOLLOWED BY LT BATT HOT IND. ALSO, RT BATT IND WARM THEN HOT. SELECTED BOTH BATTERIES OFF, HAD AN AFT EQUIP BAY FIRE IND. RAN PHASE DRILL INCLUDING ACT OF FIRE EXTING. AFT EQUIP FIRE WARNING WENT OUT FOLLOWING, REDUCING BATT TEMPS. NORMAL LANDING FOLLOWED. NO VISUAL IND OF FIRE. AFTER INSP, DETERMINED, INSULATION AROUND ECU EXHAUST DUCT HAD FAILED, RIPPED OPEN ALLOWING BLEED AIR INTO AFT COMPT CAUSING MAIN BATT TO HEAT UP, GIVE HOT BATT WARNING AS WELL AS FIRE WARN AS BLEED AIR WAS DIRECTED AT FIRE DETECT LOOP. EFFECTED FIRE BOTTLES, SQUIBS WERE REPLACED, REPAIRED ECU DUCT, SLEEVE WERE INSTALLED. SYS WERE OPS AND LEAK CHECKED. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED AND AC WAS RELEASED.