Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
December 15, 2009
Submitted
December 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
221
Aircraft time
24,431 hours, 18,748 cycles
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
37D401642P103
Part serial
6427796
Condition
Vibration
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
245 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON TRANSITION FROM CLIMB TO CRUISE A FAINT GROWLING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE ACFT. WHEN SPEED INCREASED FROM 230 KTS TO 275 KTS THE SOUND BECAME MORE APPARENT. CREW REQUESTED TO DIVERT. UPON DESCENDING THROUGH 7000 MSL A FAINT POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. CREW THEN REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDING NORMAL ON RNWY 30L. MX CREW DISPATCHED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT NACELLE ANTI-ICE AND THE RT ENG ANTI-ICE VALVE. PERFORMANCE RUN AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS.