Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
May 27, 2021
Submitted
June 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505PJ
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500165
Aircraft time
2,641 hours, 1,787 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Cbn/Ckpt Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN AND COCKPIT AIR FROM HEAT EXCHANGER / TEMPERATURE MODULATING VALVES WAS FAR TOO HOT. THE CREW STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOWER IN EITHER "AUTO" OR "MANUAL" MODES. CLAIMING THE CABIN TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES F AND THE AIR DUCT REACHED 220 DEGREES F. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RAM AIR VALVE CRACKED AND BROKEN THE BROKEN VALVE DIDN'T ALLOW AIR TO FLOW OVER THE HEAT EXCHANGERS SO BLEED AIR WASN'T ABLE TO BE COOLED. THE MX VENDOR REMOVED THE BROKEN VALVE AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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