What was found
SQUIB VALVE CORRODED. VALVE BODY IS BULGING (OR PERTRUDING) AS INDICATED ON VALVE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SQUIB VALVE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND TAGGED AS UNSERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2001
- Submitted
- August 13, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N133EH
- Make and model
- Bolkms BO105S
- Aircraft serial
- 598
- Aircraft time
- 12,670 hours, 19,672 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3212 · Emergency Flotation Section
- Part
- Squib Valve
- Part number
- 307561
- Part serial
- 1416
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 881 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.