Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 1, 2021
Submitted
August 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
873
Aircraft time
19,619 hours, 11,213 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
M4663
Part serial
1998FCA
Condition
Failed
Location
Pneumatic Sys
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.

What was found

MDIS 687 36-10 3306 31JUL21 MEM OPEN U FWD GROUND PNUMATIC SUPPLY PORT CHECK VALVE LEAKS AFTER ENGINE AIRSTART COMPLETED. SHGN 31JUL21 23:40 MEM U INSPECTED FWD GROUND PNUMATIC AIR SUPPLY CHECK VALVE. FOUND SPRING THAT NORMALLY CLOSES THE CHECK VALVE BROKEN AND HOLDING THE CHECK VALVE PARTIALLY OPEN. WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PART 31JUL21 23:48 MEM U IDENTIFIED PARTS NIPPLE CHECK VALVE MPN: 4663-1 CPN: 3610205 QTY: 1 PART 31JUL21 23:48 MEM U ORDER PART MPN: 4663-1 CPN: 3610205 QTY: 1 ICT: 103105 PART 01AUG21 03:47 MEM U IDENTIFIED PARTS SEAL MPN: A2113221220400 CPN: 3612248 QTY: 1 PART 01AUG21 03:47 MEM U ORDER PART MPN: A2113221220400 CPN: 3612248 QTY: 1 MSN: 2067859 SHGN 01AUG21 04:48 MEM U REMOVED CHECK VALVE ASSY. FOUND BAD SEAL. NO SEAL ON HAND, ORDERED SEAL. OLD PARTS, HARD WARE AND NEW CHECK VALVE PLACED ON BOARD. REF A300 AMM 36-13-11-04 REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD HP GROUND CONNECTOR AND SEAL REF AMM 36-13-11-04. OPS CHECK REQUIRED.

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