Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK383
Aircraft time
2,453 hours, 2,267 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGINES AND CALLING FOR TAXI CLEARENCE. THE TOWER INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS GRAYISH SMOKE COMING OUT OF ONE OF THE ENGINES (THEY THOUGHT THE LT SIDE, BUT COULD NOT BE 100 PERCENT CERTAIN) ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE CHECK VALVE IAW MM 71-70-01. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY. NO SMOKE NOTED FROM TAIL PIPE.