ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367267
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1990 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  British Aerospace BAe-125-800A |
| Owner/operator: | Exxon Corporation |
| Registration: | N802X |
| MSN: | 258125/NA-0418 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT 731-5R-1H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KIAH) |
| Newark, NJ (KEWR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CORPORATE JET WAS CRUISING AT FL330 WHEN THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE AILERONS WERE LOCKED. HE FOUND THAT THE AFT LAVATORY WATER SYSTEM HAD LEAKED TWO AND A HALF GALLONS OF POTABLE WATER INTO THE KEEL AREA OF THE FUSELAGE AROUND THE AILERON CABLES AND PULLEYS. THE PILOT SURMISED THAT THE WATER WAS FROZEN AROUND THE CABLES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS -50 C. DURING FINAL APPROACH, AILERON CONTROL WAS REGAINED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. EXAMINATION OF THE LAVATORY WATER SYSTEM REVEALED A CRACKED COPPER OUTPUT LINE ON THE WATER HEATER UNIT.
Probable Cause: THE LEAKING AFT LAVATORY WATER HEATER UNIT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90IA086
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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