Service difficulty report · Check Valve

Difficulty date
June 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Check Valve
Part number
219356001
Condition
Stuck Open
Location
Flow Divider
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER SHUTDOWN SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE INTAKE AND THE EXHAUST. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A FAULTY CHECK VALVE BETWEEN THE FUEL BOOSTER PUMP AND THE ECOLOGY PUMP LETTING FUEL INTO THE BURNER CAN. THE CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE INSPECTED AND GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE.