Service difficulty report · Valve · Lancar LC41550FG

Difficulty date
May 17, 2016
Submitted
May 17, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N600TX
Make and model
Lancar LC41550FG
Aircraft serial
411057
Aircraft time
753 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550C
Engine time
753 hours
Part
Valve
Part number
HH5632605222
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin Instr Pane
Part time
753 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING THE PROCESS TO ACCOMPLISHING INSPECTION AND TESTING FOR CFR PART 91.411 AND \ 91.413, FOUND THE ALTERNATE STATIC VALVE CAUSING A LEAK THAT EXCEEDS LIMITS ABOVE 19K FEET, LEAKING 300 FPM. FOREMAN TRYED TO ORDER THE VALVE IAW THE IPC AND WAS TOLD THE BASIC VALVE, PN HH563260-5222 WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. ACFT HAD VALVE, PN R422002211 LISTED AS THE REPLACEMENT. REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE REPLACEMENT WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT AND WOULD NOT FIT. NEW VALVE, PN R422002211 WOULD NOT FIT THE AIRCRAFT AND A REPLACEMENT VALVE FOR AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.