Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 21, 2022
Submitted
April 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N88AF
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5606004
Aircraft time
4,110 hours, 3,494 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
1988003
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 AT 45,000 FT THE INITIAL POWER REDUCTION FROM CLIMB POWER TO 90% YIELDED AN AUDIBLE "THUD" AND HOT AIR SMELL. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THE LEFT AND RIGHT FLOW CONTROL VALVES TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE VALVES WERE REPLACED. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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