Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Gasket
Part number
38E855C
Condition
Blown
Location
Deice Boots
Part time
3,307 hours
Component
Lucas · 99120432
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE , PILOTS TESTED THE DEICE SYSTEM AND WING DEICE BOOTS DID NOT SEEM TO INFLATE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LOWER GASKET BLOWN OUT OF THE PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE. IT APPEARS THAT CESSNA MAY HAVE FIXED PROBLEM AS THE NEW VALVES COME WITH DIFFERENT AND NEW GASKETS.

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