Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
November 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
33,302 hours
Part
Check Valve
Part number
MS28884A4
Condition
Failed
Location
Door Seal
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) AIR UNIT RECENTLY HAD ISSUE WITH RT TYPE 1 EMERGENCY EXIT ON ACFT, WHERE DOOR DIDN`T PROPERLY SEAL. AFTER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSE BY THE CHECK VALVE, THAT KEEPS THE DOOR SEAL PRESSURIZED WHILE THE ACFT IS ON THE GROUND AND THE HEATER PAD 83070004-001 THAT PREVENT THAT CHECK VALVE TO FREEZE. THE COMPANY HAS INITIATED A FLEET INSPECTION AS A RESULT OF THIS FINDING.