Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
August 8, 2020
Submitted
August 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139JP
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft serial
31039
Aircraft time
10,237 hours, 19,168 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
3G2140V00651
Part serial
M0103UNR1204
Condition
Separated
Location
Cabin Heater
Part time
10,237 hours, 19,168 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HEATER WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR; DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND HEATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE (P/N 3G2140V00751) TO BE DAMAGED FROM HIGHT PRESSURE CHECK VALVE (P/N 3G2140V00651) FLAPPER HALVES BEING SEPARATED FROM CHECK VALVE AND LODGED IN HEATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE AND PUNCTURING THE VALVE BODY.

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