Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
January 3, 2009
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
45,778 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
32025041
Condition
Mismanufactured
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) MX REPLACED THE BLEED AIR VALVE SOLENOID FOR A FLIGHT SNAG. THE PN 320250-4-1 SOLENOID IS LOCATED IN THE RT WW OF THE ACFT. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE THE AME DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR THE CANNON CONNECTOR ON THE VALVE WAS ORIENTED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE PREVIOUS VALVE WHICH WAS REMOVED. THE WIRE HARNESS AND CONNECTOR WAS ABLE TO BE HOOKED UP IN THIS DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION. NORMALLY WITH THE VALVE INSTALLED, LOOKING FORWARD THE CONNECTOR IN AT A 2 OCLOCK POSITION. THIS REPLACEMENT VALVE HAS THE CONNECTOR LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY THE 6 OCLOCK POSITION. THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED AND AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW RETRACTED THE GEAR AND NOTICED THE RT MLG REMAINED IN TRANSIT RATHER THAN LOCKING IN THE UP POSITION. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. MX IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE NR 3 TIRE HAD MARKINGS ON IT FROM CONTACTING THE BLEED AIR SOLENOID CONNECTOR WHEN IT WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE RETRACTED. THIS DAMAGED THE VALVE BRACKET AND THE CONNECTOR, THE VALVE WAS NOT DAMAGED. MX REALIGNED THE CANNON CONNECTOR AND REINSTALLED THE VALVE WITH A NEW BRACKET, PERFORMED A GEAR SWING AND RELEASED THE ACFT.