Service difficulty report · Valve · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 2, 2002
Submitted
November 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820FS
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952185
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Valve
Part number
A23D0475
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fwd Heater
Part time
502 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.

What was found

FOUND WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD. ON THIS ASSEMBLY, IT CAN BE SEEN THAT THE RED RUBBER VALVE DIAPHRAGM IS VISIBLE ON 3 SIDES ONLY. THE (IN) SIDE OF THE VALVE SHOWS THE DIAPHRAGM TO BE RECESSED PAST THE SEAL AREA OF THE CASTING. EITHER THE DIAPHRAGM WAS ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY OR THE FASTENERS THROUGH THE VALVE BODY WERE OVER-TORQUED, MISSHAPING THE ADJUSTMENT CAP. CAP APPEARS TO BE WARPED, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW DIAPHRAGM RUBBER TO SEAL.

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