Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
3,665 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
23D04
Condition
Leaking
Location
Heater
Part time
3,651 hours
Component
Heater · Janitrol · 3500
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING SCHEDULED MX, REPETITIVE AD 2004-25-16R1 CALLS FOR INSP OF THIS VALVE. LAST INSP WAS 94 HOURS AGO AND THE INSP IS DUE EACH 100 HRS. VALVE FOUND TO HAVE A LEAK AT THIS INSP. LEAK WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE LAST INSP. DATE CODE ON VALVE IS 06/01 AND THE DATE MARKED ON THE VALVE IAW THE AD WAS 9/08. UNIT REPLACED WITH SERVICIBLE PART WITH DATE CODE 03/03 AND INSPECTED IAW AD.

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