SDR 99ZZZM6

Service difficulty report · Seal · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
December 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511KA
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0237
Part
Seal
Part number
64642PAR
Condition
Failed
Location
Flow Control
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM BOS-BWI, THE REAR BAY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. POWER WAS REAPPLIED AND THE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO OXC AS A PRECAUTION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT REAR BAY WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. A GROUND RUN OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED. THE REAR BAY LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, BUT A SMALL LEAK WAS DETECTED FROM THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE. THERE IS A HEAT DETECTOR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE VALVE. OPS CHECKED REAR EQUIPMENT BAY HEAT DETECTORS IAW MM 26-10 TEST B CHECKED GOOD. THE VALVE SEALS WERE CHANGED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN AT HIGH POWER WITH ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL AND NO LEAKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED