Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Dhav DHC2MK1

Difficulty date
March 23, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK1
Aircraft time
15,609 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN1
Part
Flapper Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) BOTH CHECK VALVES WERE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND DISASSEMBLED.THE CHECK VALVE THAT WAS LOCATED AT THE HAND WOBBLE PUMP IN THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN SPRING ON THE INTERNAL FLAPPER VALVE. WHEN EXTERIOR WAS CLEANED, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE MAIN HOUSING BODY. THESE WERE MOST LIKELY CAUSED FROM OVER TORQUING OF THE HOSE FITTINGS WHEN PREVIOUSLY ASSEMBLED. THE REAR CHECK VALVE, LOCATED AT THE FUSELAGE FUEL FILTER, WAS FOUND TO ALSO HAVE CRACKS IN THE HOUSING BODY. THE INTERNAL RUBBER SEALS IN BOTH CHECK VALVES WERE FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE INTERNAL THREADS OF THE FORWARD CHECK VALVE.