What was found
NOTED TKS ANTI-ICING FLUID FLOWED FROM WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGES WITHOUT ANTI-ICING BEING SELECTED ON BY CREW. SUSPECT CAUSE - STUCK SOLENOID VALVE. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS PERIODIC CHECKS TO ENSURE VALVES FUNCTION PROPERLY.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N550KM
- Make and model
- Cessna S550
- Aircraft serial
- S550081
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Solenoid Valve
- Part number
- FV137EX
- Condition
- Malfunction
- Location
- Tks Fluid
- Part time
- 5,300 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.