Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
January 14, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft time
819 hours
Part
Control Valve
Part number
6031C000001
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Temp
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

TEMP CONTROL VALVE, SN 0097 WAS INSTALLED TO RECTIFY ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL, SN 1691. WHILE PERFORMING GROUND RUNS AND TESTS, THE TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE IN FULL HOT MODE. THE DUCT OVER-TEMP PROTECTION SWITCH SHUT THE SYS DOWN AND DISPLAYED A CAS MESSAGE, LOW INFLOW". FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE PROBABLE CAUSE TO BE THE VALVE WIRED BACKWARDS. VALVE, SN 0097, HAS 0.0 HRS SINCE REPAIR. A REPLACEMENT VALVE PROCURED, CONDITIONS NORMAL.