Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 7, 2017
Submitted
December 14, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N404BA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B5228
Aircraft time
2,397 hours, 5,313 cycles
Part
Flapper Valve
Part number
26134431
Condition
Cracked
Location
Heater
Part time
2,397 hours, 5,313 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THE HEATER FOR THE PASSENGERS WAS NOT WORKING. FOUND FLAPPER VALVE CRACKED IN HALF AT THE PASSENGER/COCKPIT DUCT.

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