Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
February 3, 2022
Submitted
February 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
362
Aircraft time
37,894 hours, 42,065 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Part number
2M1003S
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8663, ON CLIMB ANC - FAI AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: DURING CLIMB, THE CREW RECEIVED A DADC DATA INVALID MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY AN ANTI - ICE FAULT, AMP FAULT AND THE FDAU LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON FEDEP PANEL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ANC, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. SDR WITH CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL FOLLOW. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FDAU, APM & ANTI-ICE FAULTS. FOUND BLOWN DRAIN LINE, CRACKED FITTING & DEFECTIVE DRAIN VALVES ON CA SIDE. REPLACED ALL ITEMS. A SECONDARY LEAK WAS FOUND ON FO SIDE. REPLACED BAD ELBOW, RING & UNION. ALL STATIC LEAKS REPAIRED; ALL OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. OCF COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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