Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Hughes 369HS

Difficulty date
May 5, 2010
Submitted
August 12, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9233F
Make and model
Hughes 369HS
Aircraft serial
350715S
Aircraft time
14,805 hours, 14,953 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
14,805 hours, 14,953 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
23053192AL
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Engine
Part time
1,000 hours, 1,011 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W, C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE INSTALLED ANTI-ICE VALVE (PN 23053192AL) POPPET SEAT RETAINING SCREW WAS NOT PROPERLY STAKED DURING THE MFG PROCESS AND AS A RESULT THE SCREW WAS INGESTED INTO THE TURBINE SECTION OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE NR 1, 2, 3 WHEELS, THE 1ST, 2ND AND 4TH STAGE NOZZLES BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE NR1 WHEEL THE NR 8 BEARING WAS ALSO DAMAGED BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. ALL DAMAGED PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THIS DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN INSP AND THE ENGINE DID NOT COME APART IN FLIGHT.

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