Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 22, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
13,342 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
250954106
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
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) AERONAUTICAL ACCESSORIES PC SAFETY VALVE KIT, STC SE327AT, STA SE93-4. UPON REMOVAL FOR OVERHAUL THE ACTUATING KNOB WAS FOUND SHEARED AND HELD IN PLACE BY THE RETAINING CLIP. THE KNOB WOULD NOT HAVE FALLEN HOWEVER THE VALVE ITSELF WAS NO LONGER HELD IN PLACE OTHER THAN BY FRICTION. THE VALVE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL AIR LEAK.