Service difficulty report · Seal · Hughes 369HS

Difficulty date
September 24, 2010
Submitted
October 14, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9233F
Make and model
Hughes 369HS
Aircraft serial
350715S
Aircraft time
14,904 hours, 15,052 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
14,904 hours, 15,052 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Poppet Valve
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

ON 5/7/2010, INSTALLED A NEW ANTI-ICE VALVE PN 23053192 AT ACTT 14805.1. DURING A ROUTINE 100 HR INSP OF THE ACFT ON 9/24/2010 AT ACTT 14904.8. REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE VALVE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE POPPET SEAT SEAL WAS MISSING FROM THE POPPET. POPPET SEAT RETAINING SCREW WAS STILL INSTALLED. SINCE THIS VALVE WAS UNSERVICEABLE WE REPLACED IT WITH A NEW VALVE AND SUBMITTED THE DEFECTIVE VALVE BACK TO VIA OUR PARTS SUPPLIER UNDER A WARRANTY CLAIM SINCE THE VALVE ONLY HAD 99.7 HRS ON IT TIME IN SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE 8130-3 FORM THAT ACCOMPANIED THE PART THE PART WAS MFG UNDER WO 902802, CASE 2579757 BY MFG.

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