Service difficulty report · Valve · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
June 26, 2008
Submitted
July 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N404JM
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft serial
RB167
Part
Valve
Part number
5188001
Part serial
0104
Condition
Stuck
Location
Anti Ice System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

REPLACED FAILED RT ENGINE ANTI-ICE VALVE WITH 0 TSOH VALVE ASSY SUPPLIED BY HBC/RAPID; O/H BY MFG, WO R73432, DATED 5/22/2008. VALVE ASSY FAILED IN STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, WHEN INITIALLY TESTED FOLLOWING INSTALLATION. REPLACED VALVE WITH ANOTHER RAPID-SUPPLIED VALVE ASSY, OPERATIONS NORMAL. RECOMMEND MFG INVESTIGATE WHETHER THIS IS A QC ISSUE OR IF VALVE ASSY SUBJECTED TO HIDDEN INTERNAL DAMAGE DUE TO ROUGH HANDLING DURING SHIPPING. (K)