What was found
VALVE WAS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW A HEAD PRESSURE ONTO THE RESERVOIR. THE RESULT WAS A CAVITATING PUMP. REPLACED VALVE AND DID A TEST FLIGHT. ALL SYSTEMS WORKED NORMALLY. PRESSURE HELD IN RESERVOIR OVERNIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N705MA
- Make and model
- Israel 1125
- Aircraft serial
- 011
- System (JASC)
- 2915 · Hydraulic Pressure Relief Valve, Main
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- V25W712077501
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Hyd Reservoir
- Part time
- 1,201 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.