What was found
UPON INTERNAL INSP OF HEADER TANK FOUND SWING CHECK VALVES FRAGMENTING AND FALLING OFF PARENT MATERIAL. REPLACED ALL SWING VALVES WITH NEW AND CLEANED INTERNAL HEADER TANK. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2009
- Submitted
- June 2, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9NX
- Make and model
- Cessna 208
- Aircraft serial
- 20800129
- System (JASC)
- 5100 · Standard Practices/Structures
- Part
- Check Valve
- Part number
- 99120711
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Unknown
- Part time
- 3,400 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.