Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
March 22, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft time
3,591 hours
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Drain Valve
Part number
6BS10011
Condition
Damaged
Part time
3,626 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT POTABLE WATER SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED DUE TO HAVING THE WATER SYSTEM FULL OF WATER. THEN PARKING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP FOR 8 HRS AT -14 DEGREES C. WITH NO ADDITIONAL HEAT TO KEEP THE WATER SYSTEM FROM FREEZING. UPON ARRIVING, THE PILOTS REPORTED (WATER APPEARS TO LEAKING FROM THE BELLY) THE MAINTENANCE PERSONAL INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE WATER SYSTEM DRAIN VALVE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE SEVERE FREEZING OF THE WATER SYSTEM. THE DRAIN VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. A REMINDER TO ALL PILOTS TO MONITOR THE POTABLE WATER SYSTEM AND THE OAT IN THE WINTER. (TC NR 20070725002)