Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
August 11, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Part
Isolation Valve
Part number
FSCM79318
Part serial
360
Condition
Leaking
Location
De Ice System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE COMPLETING THE DE-ICE PRESSURE REGULATOR FUNCTION CHECK THE WING DE-ICE ISOLATION VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING (NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY) ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BOTH WINGS. TWO OTHER ISOLATION VALVES WERE FUNCTION CHECKED AND WERE ALSO FOUND NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY.