Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
November 19, 2006
Submitted
December 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258355
Aircraft time
6,865 hours, 4,939 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Water Separator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE LEVEL AT 10000 AND INDICATING 310KIAS A LOUD BANG AND WIND NOISE OCCURRED, APPARENTLY FROM THE NOSE AREA. SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 200KIAS AND NOISE SUBSIDED. ALL HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WERE NORMAL. FLOOR AREA SEEMED TO BE VIBRATING ASSOCIATED WITH WIND NOISE. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE SECTION INCLUDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REMOVED THE ACM WATER SEPARATOR CONDENSER FOUND VERY DIRTY. REPLACED WITH A NEW CONDENSER OPERATIONAL CHECK LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY, PERFORMED IAW MM CHAP 21-10-95. PERFORMED ENGINE POWER RUNS, OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM, CHECKED ALL BLEED AIR DUCT OUTLET VENTS FOR OPERATION. PERFORMED THE LT AND RT ENGINE SURGE BLE