Service difficulty report · Collector · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
November 9, 2019
Submitted
November 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521FX
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20057
Part
Collector
Condition
Full
Location
Pitot Static
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL 430 THE CA ALTIMETER SHOWED A DESCENT / VSI ABOUT -110 FPM / AIRSPEED DECREASING. STANDBY AND FO INSTRUMENTS SHOWED LEVEL FLIGHT. SEVERAL CAS MESSAGES POSTED. RED "CABIN DELTA P" CAS ILLUMINATED. INITIATED A DESCENT FOR CAUTIONARY PURPOSES. SWITCHED ADC 2 RESUMED NORMAL FLIGHT. AUTOPILOT WOULD ENGAGE BUT WAS FOLLOWED BY AMBER "AP STAB TRIM FAIL". CONDUCTED REMAINDER OF FLIGHT W/O AUTOPILOT. GAINED ACCESS TO L/H # 1 PITOT STATIC VISUAL DRAIN COLLECTORS AND DISCOVERED THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN 3 OF THE 4 COLLECTORS DISCOVERED FRACTURED SIGHT GLASS AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SIGHT GLASS AND PERFOMRED SYSTEM PURGING PROCEDURE. RECONNECTED SYSTEM FITTINGS AND COUPLINGS AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY PITOT STATIC SYSTEM INDICATION AND LEAK CHECK WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANICES NOTED