Service difficulty report · Ejector · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
February 8, 2007
Submitted
February 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661GA
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
561
Aircraft time
4,451 hours, 1,554 cycles
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Part
Ejector
Part number
1159SCP002005
Condition
Iced
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
4,451 hours, 1,554 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED GETTING AN AMBER FUEL TANK TEMP ILLUM WITH ACTUAL TEMP -4/-5 FOLLOWED BY L-R FUEL LOW LEVEL WITH MORE THAT 9000 LBS REMAINING. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. UPON ACCESSING THE FUEL EJECTOR PUMPS IN BOTH WINGS, ICE WAS FOUND AROUND THE EJECTOR PUMP FUEL INLET. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS ICE WAS RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF FUEL INTO THE PUMP RESULTING IN A LOW LEVEL OF FUEL IN BOTH WING HOPPER TANKS. GAC ASC 135A INSTALLS SCREENS OVER THE EJECTOR PUMP WHICH HELPS PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN A HEATED HANGER AND ALLOWED WINGS TO WARM UP AND REMOVED ALL SIGNS OF WATER FROM INSIDE BOTH WINGS. CLOSED THE PANELS USED FOR ACCESS AND FUELED AIRCRAFT. OPERATED THE EJ