Service difficulty report · Water Heater · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
July 6, 2014
Submitted
July 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111SW
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
011
Aircraft time
4,326 hours, 2,295 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73160
Part
Water Heater
Part number
892108265
Part serial
00030
Condition
Leaking
Part time
4,326 hours, 2,295 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AT 40,000 FT CRUISE ALTITUDE, DURING FLIGHT NR 2 THROTTLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE AND THROTTLE LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. DESCENDED THRU 23,000 FT AND THROTTLE LOOSENED UP. DECISION WAS TO CONTINUE FLIGHT AND WAS UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LAV SINK WATER HEATER DRAIN LEAKED WATER ONTO THE THROTTLE SERVO ASSY AT HIGH ALTITUDE THE WATER FROZE AND AFFECT THE THROTTLE. WHEN LOWERED ALTITUDE THE WATER MELTED AND THROTTLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. GROUND INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LAV WATER HEATER DRAIN PLUG HAD LEAKED THE WATER. SEAL WAS REPLACED AND DRAIN TIGHTENED. NO FURTHER PROBLEM ON FLIGHTS.