Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
June 26, 2000
Submitted
October 2, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,615 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Check Valve
Part number
14953
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Press T/Cone
Part time
91 hours
Component
Pneumat Sys Valv
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TROUBLESHOOTING EXERCISE, OPAL CHECK OF INFLATABLE DOOR SEAL CARRIED OUT. RESULTING TEST FOUND THAT PRESSURE ZERO DOWNSTREAM FROM REGULATOR MEASURED AT MAIN DOOR SEAL INFLATION FITTING. IT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DE-ICE BOOTS WERE NOT INFLATING WHEN SELECTED. WITH PRESSURE STILL APPLIED AT TEST PORT IN TAILCONE, AIR NOISE HEARD FROM LT ENGINE EXHAUST DUCT. DUE TO PREVIOUS SIMILAR PROBLEM (REPORTED ON SDR NR 20000713014) LT PNEUMATIC CHECK VALVE REMOVED FROM A/C AND FLAP PER VALVE HINGE ASSY FOUND BROKEN INSIDE VALVE BODY. ONLY TIME THAT WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEM IS WHEN ENGINE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AND ALL OR MOST OF BLEED AIR WOULD ESCAPE TO THE FAILED ENGINE AND CHECK VALVE. (X)

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