What was found
MANIFOLD VALVE INSTRUMENT AIR OUTLET PORT BLOCKED BY FLAPPER VALVE. HINGE MATERIAL FLEXED UNTIL IT CRACKED AND SEPARATED LEAVING LOOSE FLAPPER VALVE IN HOUSING.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2002
- Submitted
- September 10, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N41MV
- Make and model
- Piper PA60700P
- Aircraft serial
- 608423009
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Flapper Valve
- Part time
- 2,102 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.