Service difficulty report · Flux Valve · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
February 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Part
Flux Valve
Part number
6225812001
Condition
Oil Soaked
Location
Compass Sys
Component
Collins · 6225812001
Stage of operation
IN
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)AIRCRAFT COMPASS SYSTEM REPORTED UNRELIABLE. EXAMINATION OF COMPASS COMPONENTS AND WIRING REVEALED THAT THE FLUX VALVE WAS SATURATED WITH INSTRUMENT OIL. COLLINS CONFIRMED THAT THE LOSS OF OIL COULD R ESULT IN FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT. FLUX VALVE WAS REPLACED.

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