Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve

Difficulty date
July 29, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Isolation Valve
Part number
3030162001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
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) DURING VISUAL INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS OBSERVED ON THE BODY OF THE RUDDER ISOLATION VALVE, P/N 997305. THE CRACK APPEARS TO ORIGINATE AT THE .218" DIAMETER LEE PLUG HOLE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE SOLENOID VALVE PORT. THE CRACK PROPAGATES RADIALLY FROM THE LEE PLUG TO THE NEAREST EDGE OF THE BODY, AND CAN ALSO BE OBSERVED ON THE NEAREST SURFACE DIRECTLY BELOW AND PARALLEL TO THE LEE PLUG INSTALLATION. THE CRACK HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION.