Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Lkheed 1011385114

Difficulty date
May 21, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385114
Aircraft time
50,934 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB21122B02
Part
Check Valve
Part number
958132
Condition
Missing
Location
Air Ducting
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

(CAN) NO FLOW WAS COMING OUT OF NR 3 PACK. WHEN REMOVING NR 3 PACK CONTROL VALVE, FOUND PART OF A CHECK VALVE STUCKED INSIDE THE PACK VALVE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, FOUND 2 PIE SHAPE SEGMENTS MISSING OF THE APU DISCHARGED CHECK VALVE. PNEUMATIC SYSTEM DUCTS INSPECTED AT MOST PROBABLE AREAS AND NO PART FOUND. ALL PACK CONTROL VALVES, AIR CLEANERS. APU DISCHARGE VALVE REPLACED AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM CHECK SERVICEABLE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL SYSTEM OPERATE NORMALLY AND THE MISSING PART WAS UNFINDABLE, SUSPECT THAT THE PART WAS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM DURING PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.