SDR 96ZZZX5476

Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Lear 24D

Difficulty date
October 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N101VS
Make and model
Lear 24D
Aircraft serial
218
Part
Check Valve
Part number
66002552
Condition
Flap Broken
Location
Eng Bleed Sys
Part time
6,941 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

THERE ARE 2 EACH PN 6600255-2 HOT AIR CHECK VALVES INSTALLED AS PARTS OF KIT PN 2881701-1 FOR AMR 79-8 FOR LEAR 28229 AIRCRAFT. BOTH CHECK VALVES HAD FAILURES OF THE RETENTION SPRING AND MOUNT PIN OF THE HINGED PORTION OF THE FLAPPER IN THE CHECK VALVE. THIS ALLOWED THE FLAPPER TO MOVE AROUND RANDOMLY WITHIN THE CHECK VALVE HOUSING. THE PIN AND SPRING WERE MISSING. SUBMITTER STATES THIS IS A POSSIBLE ENGINE FOD PROBLEM.

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