Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 18, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900WA
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0659
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
RV05268
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Vacuum System
Part time
8,110 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

INSTRUMENT VACUUM SYSTEM HAD INSUFFICIENT SUCTION. ADJUSTING THE VACUUM REGULATOR HAD NO EFFECT. LOOKING THROUGH THE VACUUM EJECTOR OUTLET REVEALED A FOREIGN OBJECT RESTRICTING THE VENTURI. AN 8-32 NUT WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE VENTURI. THIS NUT CAME FROM INSIDE THE BLEED AIR RELIEF VALVE, PN RV05-268, WHICH IS MOUNTED ADJACENT TO THE INLET SIDE OF THE VENTURI. THIS NUT IS USED AS A JAM NUT TO SECURE THE RELIEF VALVE PRESSURE SETTING. SUGGEST THIS NUT COULD BE SECURED WITH LOCKTITE OR OTHER THREAD LOCKER. (K)

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