Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
February 4, 2020
Submitted
February 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999MC
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
004
Aircraft time
5,336 hours, 3,507 cycles
Part
Drain Valve
Part number
D05A00
Part serial
2553
Condition
Leaking
Location
Potable Water
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER FLIGHT CREW SQUAWKED PORTABLE WATER TANK LEAKING INTO BILGE WATER OBSERVED DRIPPING FROM FWD FUSELAGE DRAIN HOLE. UPON INSPECTION BY TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED THAT THE FILL DRAIN VALVE (PN DO5A00, SN 2553, DATED 10/99, MANUFACTURED BY C3406 GKN WESTLAND-SITEC GMBH 83666 WAAKIRCHEN, GERMANY) WAS LEAKING DUE TO A DEFECT FROM AN O-RING. O-RING SITS BETWEEN THE LINE CONNECTION PLATE AND BODY OF THE VALVE. THIS IS VISIBLE WITH NAKED EYE. POSSIBLE FAULTY OR WRONG O-RING OR FAILURE IN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN VALVE BODY AND PLATE.