Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
December 22, 2016
Submitted
December 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655MM
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800063
Aircraft time
7,901 hours, 5,072 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
2724128714
Part serial
4AR44F
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Heat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF, RECEIVED AN EICAS AMBER DUCT O'TEMP CABIN LIGHT. REFERRED TO THE QRH EMERGENCY/ ABNORMALS CHECKLIST. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST THE DUCT OVERTEMP CABIN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CABIN HEAT. THE CABIN WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND A BURNING ODOR WENT THROUGH OUT THE AIRPLANE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED A RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE CREW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND CONTACTED FLIGHT CONTROL & MAINTENANCE CONTROL. THE TEMP CONTROL VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE HARD FAILED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED.