SDR 96ZZZX3893

Service difficulty report · Valve · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
June 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5733
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
39
Part
Valve
Part number
7847231
Condition
Miswired
Location
Cabin Cooling
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TURBINE ANTI-ICE VALVE WAS INSTALLED TO CORRECT UNCONTROLLABLE CABIN AND COCKPIT TEMPERATURE DISCREPANCY. VALVE OPERATED BACKWARDS CAUSING CABIN TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. RECOMMENDATIONS BY TECH SERVICES TO CHECK VALVE FOR PROPER WIRING REVEALED THAT VALVE DID, IN FACT, OPERATE BACKWARDS DUE TO INTERNAL REVERSED WIRING ON THE VALVE MOTOR. WERE ADVISED, AT THAT TIME, THAT 3 OR 4 OF THESE VALVES HAD BEEN FOUND WITH THE SAME PROBLEM COMING OUT OF OVERHAUL.