Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
January 1, 2026
Submitted
January 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N387QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800119
Aircraft time
16,859 hours, 11,317 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Cabin Temp
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BURNING ODOR IN CABIN. GOT VERY HOT & CHKD TEMP CONTROLLER, TEMP FLASHING 300 & E5. ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST CONTROLLER TO REDUCE TEMP, NO SUCCESS. PILOT SIDE OF CONTROLLER SEEMS TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. POWERED ACFT & BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED ECS BURN OUT PROCEDURE & NOTED TEMP ON CABIN DUCT STAY STUCK BTWN 120-180 DEGREES, NEVER WENT DOWN AS COCKPIT ONE WHICH DUCT TEMP DROPS AT 40 DEGREES WHEN SELECTED FULL COLD. ACCESSED CABIN & COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL VALVES ON AFT MX BAY & NOTED COCKPIT VALVE POSITION IND MOVING WHEN SELECTED COLD OR WARM TO CLOSE OR OPEN, CABIN TEMP CONTROL VALVE ISN'T MOVING WHEN COMMANDED TO COLD. ACCOMPLISHED T/S STEP IAW AMM 21-61-00, STEP E, & FOUND ALL WIRE CHKS OK, INSPECTED VALVE VT014. TURNED EVERYTHING DOWN, REMOVED CABIN TEMP CONTROL VALVE VT014 IAW AMM 21-22-05 & FOUND BUTTERFLY STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING OVRHT ON DUCT DUE ALL BLEED AIR PASSING & BURN ODOR IN CABIN, UNDER DISCREPANCY 3.1 SWAPPED WITH COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 21-22-05, POWERED BACK ON & GOT E5 CODE FLASHING ON COCKPIT SIDE WHICH CONFIRM VALVE INTERNALLY DAMAGED & STUCK, ABLE TO COOL CABIN USING VALVE FROM COCKPIT, SWAPPED BACK TO ORIG CONFIG. R & R CABIN TEMP CONTROL VALVE IAW AMM 21-22-05, OPS & LEAK CHKD OK, WORKED IAW AMM 21-22-05. OK FOR SERVICE.