Service difficulty report · Valve · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
May 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Valve
Part number
SKA1043
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flap Selector
Component
Syncro
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) FLAP SELECTOR VALVE HAD BEEN REPLACED. DURING TESTING AND RIGGING OF SYSTEM, SYSTEM PRESSURE DROPPED AND THE FLAPS DROOPED WITHIN A HALF HOUR. THE SELECTOR CABLES WERE DISCONNECTED AND THE VALVE WAS OPERATED MANUALLY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT VALVE WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY. THIS HAD BEEN A REPAIRED ITEM WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND CHECKED FOR SAME PROBLEM.