Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date
November 6, 2009
Submitted
June 18, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N850GS
Make and model
Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial
359
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
4429B000001
Part serial
0013
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cabin Pressure
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.

What was found

((X1IR)) ACFT OWNER COMPLAINED OF PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM AT FL 290 WHERE THE CABIN PRESSURE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DROP FROM 6.2 TO 4.0 UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE ACFT DID NOT SWITCH FROM 3.0 TO 2.5 BLEED AIR. CAUSE IS DETERMINED, DUE TO THE SHUTOFF VALVE HAVING A METALLURGICAL PROBLEM WHERE THE INTERNAL SHUTTLE VALVE SEPARATED, WHICH MADE THE PART NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS PART OPERATES AUTOMATICALLY AND REQUIRES NO INPUT FROM THE ACFT OPERATOR.

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