Service difficulty report · Valve · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
July 29, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1311
Part
Valve
Part number
39889631
Part serial
508
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aft Equip Bay
Part time
2,912 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

****PART DEFECT/LOCAL: TAIL EQUIP BAY-VALVE STUCK CLOSED****PILOT REPORTED UNABLE TO START LT ENGINE. NO BLEED AIR PRESSURE AVAILABLE. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, FOUND POWER TO ISOLATION VALVE, BUT NO MOVEMENT OF VALVE. FOUND VALVE TO BE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION. REMOVED FAULTY VALVE, INSTALLED REPAIRED VALVE OF SAME PART NUMBER. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW GAC GIV MM, CH 36-12-00 AND CMP S61065. OLD VALVE SEAT TO GAC FOR EVALUATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. LANDINGS: 1,511. (X)