SDR 2009F00050

Service difficulty report · Valve · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
July 1, 2009
Submitted
July 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
E81R759X
Chronos Aviation, LLC.
Aircraft
N159SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1121
Aircraft time
2,801 hours, 2,136 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
MJV3
Condition
Leaking
Location
Door Seal
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL LEAKAGE AT FL350, DAYLIGHT VISIBLE PAST SEALS. FOUND MAIN DOOR SEAL NOT INFLATING DUE TO LOWER 3-WAY VALVE ASSY LEAKING INTERNALLY. REPLACED 3-WAY VALVE WITH NEW VALVE ASSY IAW P180 MM, GROUND RUN OPS CHECKS OK. TRANSIENT ACFT, RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE.