Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 18, 2005
Submitted
November 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922335
Aircraft time
77,263 hours, 23,888 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2563375010
Part serial
6005111
Condition
Leaking
Location
Anti Ice Sys
Part time
77,263 hours, 23,888 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE, LT MANIFOLD INFLIGHT DECAY CHECK FAILED 30-20 PSI IN ONLY 1.5 SECONDS. CREW RETURNED A/C AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. ON THE GROUND, DECAY CHECK WAS 5 SECONDS. RT MANIFOLD GROUND DECAY FAILED 30-20-PSI IN ONLY 5 SECONDS. UPON INSPECTION MX FOUND LEAKING DUCT CLAMPS IN CROSS WING MANIFOLD. TIGHTENED AND REPLACED AS NECESSARY. FOUND PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES ON NR 1 AND 3 WOULD NOT CLOSE ON SCHEDULE, ALSO, FOUND LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE LEAKING THROUGH VALVE WHEN CLOSED. FOUND NR 4 WING ANTI-ICE VALVE LEAKING, CENTER SLOTTED EXTEND WING VALVE BLEED AIR DUCT LT SIDE LEAKING AT CLAMP AND A BROKEN DUCT FLANGE. ALL VALVES AND DUCTS WERE REPLACED PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND A/CT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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