SDR 2017F00035

Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve

Difficulty date: January 19, 2017
Submitted: January 31, 2017
Operation: General aviation
System (JASC): 3020 · Air Intake Anti/De-Ice System
Part: Anti-Ice Valve
Condition: Multiple Fail
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: O
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

DURING INCOMING INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES ON ANTI ICE VALVE, CRANK ARM AND LINK HAVE BEEN INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN AND PISTON HAS BEEN DAMAGED, CLIP LOCKING, ASSSEMBLY HAS NOT BEEN CORRECT. BODY SHAFT HAS BEEN INSTALLED WITHOUT SEAL.