Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
December 12, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Valve
Part number
112732
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Static Switch
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE STATIC SWITCH VALVE AND STATIC VALVE HANDLE HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ON SOME ACFT. IF INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THE VALVE WOULD OPERATE AS FOLLOWS: THE VALVE HANDLE WOULD INDICATE NORMAL SOURCE WHEN THE VALVE IS IN THE ALTERNATE SOURCE POSITION. THIS SITUATION IS NEGLIGIBLE FROM A SAFETY POINT OF VIEW FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THE SOURCE IS ONLY USED TO SWITCH THE ESIS INPUT FROM THE UPPER STATIC PORTS TO THE LOWER STATIC PORTS. THE ESIS SHOULD SEE NO FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE UPPER AND GOES TO LOWER OR VICE VERSA. THE ADAHRS IS SEPARATE AND SPLITS THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTS BETWEEN THE PARALLEL ADAHRS1/2. MFG WILL ISSUE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATORS INSPECTION OF THE VALVE INSTALLATION AND RECTIFICATION.