What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF OMA, PILOT TRIED INFLATING DE-ICE BOOTS BUT ONLY INFLATED PARTIALLY, THEN RETURNED TO OMA. MAINTENANCE FOUND DEFECTIVE EJECTION VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE, OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 2010
- Submitted
- April 6, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N78RE
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH371
- Aircraft time
- 14,795 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Ejector Valve
- Part number
- 38E631B
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- De-Ice System
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.