Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
May 8, 2022
Submitted
May 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284J
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800105
Aircraft time
5,813 hours, 3,840 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
141319
Part serial
0303
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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 DURING START OF THE APU OF SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES. SUSPECTED THAT THE APU BLEED VALVE WAS NOT SHUTTING COMPLETELY. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE APU BLEED AIR BUTTERFLY VALVE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED UNIT WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.