Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Beech B200

Difficulty date
October 25, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
5,355 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Check Valve
Part number
340400
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Part time
5,678 hours
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) DURING SCHEDULED PHASE 3 INSP, DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE AND INSPECT THE 2 PNEUMATIC SYS CHECK VALVES FOR CONDITION. FOUND TO BE UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO THE FLAPPER VALVE HINGE PIN WORKING LATERALLY UNTIL THE HINGE BECAME DISCONNECTED ON 1 PIVOT POINT. THIS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE FLAPPER VALVE FACE FROM PROPERLY SEALING IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE FAILURE AND REVERSE AIR FLOW. VALVE REPLACED NEW. RECOMMEND PERIODIC INTERNAL INSP OF THESE VALVES. MARKINGS ON VALVE SHOW COMMERCIAL ACFT PRODUCTS.

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