Service difficulty report · Actuator · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
October 30, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft time
1,369 hours
Engine
Pwc PW308C
Part
Actuator
Part number
D97D006071
Condition
Faulted
Location
Shutoff Valve
Part time
1,407 hours
Component
Shutoff Valve · Zenith
Component part number
B9731652
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) FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE HYD SHUT-OFF VALVES DETECTED A FAILURE OF THE NR 2 ENG FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE STANDBY ACTUATOR. (THE 2 VALVES ARE WIRED IN SERIES.) THE INTERNAL SWITCH AND STANDBY MOTOR WINDINGS CIRCUIT SHOWS OPEN. ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND FAULT CLEARED. THE STANDBY CIRCUIT OF THIS MOTOR IS ONLY TESTED DURING AN `A` PHASE INSP EVERY 400 HRS. OR 8 MONTHS. THIS FAILURE WOULD NOT BE EVIDENT TO THE FLIGHT CREW DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS.