Service difficulty report · Shuttle Valve · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
December 1, 2001
Submitted
January 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5421J
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0108
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Shuttle Valve
Part number
3D154902A2
Part serial
719
Condition
Failed
Location
Deice Boot
Part time
4,384 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

"INOP BTN" ON VAC GAGE WOULD NOT COME OUT WITH ONE ENG SHUT DOWN. REMOVED MAINFOLD, ONE CK VLV WOULD NOT SEAL. CLEANED VLV WITH ALCOHOL AND FUNC TESTED. REINSTALLED VLV AND FUNC TEST WAS OK. INOP BTN FAILED. REPLACED MANIFOLD PN 1H510. FUNC TEST SHOWED VLVS WORKING OK. FOUND IF SHUT LT ENG DOWN FIRST, LT INOP BTN ON GAGE WOULD NOT COME OUT. TROUBLESHOT SYS, MANIFOLD WITH HOSES DISCON FROM VAC SYS AND DEICE BOOT SYS, FOUND LT DEICE SHTL VLV WOULD NOT CHK VAC COMING THROUGH DEICE SYS ALLOWING RT SIDE TO KEEP LT BTN IN WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT. RECONN SYS AND RAN JUST RT ENG. WHILE BOOT SYS WAS CYC, LT BTN WOULD STAY OUT. BOOTS WENT THROUGH COMPLETE CYC, BTN PULLED BACK IN. LT SHUT VLV REPLACED.

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