Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Piper PA31T2

Difficulty date
March 8, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T2
Aircraft time
14,093 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
5842281H5210
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, THE CREW NOTICED MULTIPLE AVIONICS FAILURES. BOTH VOR SIGNAL STRENGTHS VERY WEAK, NR 1 COMM INOP, MOST NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT INOP. THE PNEUMATIC PRESSURE WAS NOTED AS BEING AT 21 PSI, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT 18 PSI. THE PNEUMATIC REGULATOR VALVE HAD FAILED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED HOT AIR TO BE RELEASED AT THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WHICH IS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN ANTENNA COAXIAL CABLE BUNDLE. THE HOT AIR HARDENED & DAMAGED THE CABLES, CAUSING THE AVIONICS FAILURES MENTIONED ABOVE.

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