Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 22, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft time
4,279 hours
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Check Valve
Part number
99141711
Condition
Failed
Location
Service Air
Part time
4,402 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND OPERATION OF THE APU ONLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT ENGINE HAD A 150 DEGREE ITT INDICATION AND THAT THE LT BLEED AIR PRE-COOLER DOORS WERE OPEN. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE SYS AND WORKING WITH THE MFG THE FAULT WAS ISOLATED TO THE LT SERVICE AIR CHECK VALVE FOUND IN THE SUPPLY LINE FROM THE LT ENGINE. THIS VALVE, WHEN FAILED ALLOWED AIR SUPPLIED FROM THE APU TO ENTER INTO THE LT ENGINE VIA THE HP BLEED SYSTEM. AS THE AIR FLOWED ACROSS THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR THE PRE-COOLER DOORS, THE DOORS OPENED ATTEMPTING TO COOL THE SENSED AIRFLOW. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE VALVE FOUND THE INTERNAL SPRING HOLDING THE HINGE PLATE CLOSED HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE VALVE TO REMAIN OPEN. CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW AFM CHAPTER 36, AND APU RUNS COMPLETED. SYSTEM CHECK SERVICEABLE.

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