Service difficulty report · Duct · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
October 14, 2006
Submitted
October 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
127
Aircraft time
5,234 hours, 3,253 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
F2MA721540A3
Condition
Blew Out
Location
Aft Service Bay
Part time
5,234 hours, 3,253 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

UNABLE TO HEAT CABIN IN REMOTE OR AUTOMATIC MODES. MANUAL MODE WILL HEAT CABIN PROPERLY, HOWEVER SMOKE CAME OUT OF GASPERS FOR TWO MINUTES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF CABIN AND COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, PER FALCON 2000 M/M 21-60-00. INSPECTED DEBRIS THAT CAME OUT OF WEMAC AND FOUND IT TO BE INSULATION FROM DUCTING. INSPECTED DUCTING IN AFT COMPARTMENT AND FOUND VENTURI DUCT INSULATING WRAP TO BE PRESSURIZED WITH BLEED AIR. SUSPECT INSULATION FROM VENTURI DUCT DISCHARGES OUT EXHAUST VENT AND INGESTED IN THE INLET OF THE APU AND WENT INTO THE PACK AIR SYSTEM WHERE IT BURNED CAUSING SMOKE IN CABIN AND INSULATION MATERIAL TO DISCHARGE FROM WEMACS IN CABIN. REPLACED VENTURI DUCT IN AFT EQ