Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
June 1, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
81,867 hours, 20,895 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
9779086
Part serial
330CP116C
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
81,867 hours, 20,895 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 FROM RJTY TO FJDG WHILE CLIMBING FROM FL340 TO FL360 ALL FOUR MANIFOLD TEMP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE LEFT AND RIGHT MANIFOLDS TO OVERTEMP. THE CREW DIVERTED TO RODN AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NUMBER 2 AND NUMBER 3 PRE-COOLER CONTROL VALVES. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD ON THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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