Service difficulty report · Valve · Snias AS350B1

Difficulty date
April 25, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B1
Aircraft time
4,941 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D
Part
Valve
Part number
3186100
Part serial
3946
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ASSEMBLY ON CONDITION. THIS UNIT WAS REMOVED SERVICEABLE FOR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT. FOLLOWING A RUN UP TO 100 PERCENT THE ENGINE RPM WAS REDUCED AND STABILIZED AT JUST OVER FLIGHT IDLE FOR 30 SECONDS IAW COOL DOWN REQUIREMENTS. DEPRESSION OF THE STARTER BUTTON AT THIS POINT SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED ANY PROBLEM BUT IN THIS FUNCTIONAL CHECK A FLAME OUT OCCURED. A BENCH WAS CARRIED OUT WITH CONSISTENT FAILURES OCCURRED AT PRESCRIBED P2 PRESSURE. (TC NR 20070531007)