Service difficulty report · Valve · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
September 4, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft time
1,501 hours
Engine
Wilint FJ442A
Part
Valve
Part number
3903850350003
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Pylon
Part time
1,609 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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) ON CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE ACFT. RECOGNIZING THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE RT ENGINE AND HEAT WAS COMING INTO THE ACFT FROM THE CABIN AIR-CONDITIONING SYS HE QUICKLY CONCLUDED THE PROBLEM WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE RT BLEED SYS. HE COMPLETED THE CHECKLIST FOR THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. HE RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT BLEED SYS AND FOUND RT BI-LEVEL FLOW CONTROL VALVE TO BE AT FAULT, PN: 390-385035-0003 REPLACED VALVE, ENGINE RUN-UP CARRIED OUT, LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT AND ITEM FOUND SERVICEABLE.