Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 6, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0471
Part
Control Valve
Part number
1H1014
Part serial
4AU30
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, P
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

FLT NR 7699 SEA TO BLI, DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000FT AGL THE BLEED AIR HEAT SYSTEM WAS SELECTED ON. AFTERWARD THE COCKPIT STARTED FILLING WITH BLACK SMOKE ALONG WITH A BURNT RUBBER ODOR. THE PILOT PIT ON HIS OXYGEN MASK AND TURNED OFF THE BLEED AIR HEAT. NEITHER THE CREW NOR THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM DETECTED ANY FIRE. THE AC RETURNED TO SEA SAFELY. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM THE BLEED AIR FLOW CONTROL VALVE. R&R THE BLEED AIR FLOW CONTROL VALVE.

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