Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
March 29, 2008
Submitted
April 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724JC
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
310
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

DURING ROUTINE SERVICING AND CLEANING OF OUTFLOW VALVES, (3) PNEUMATIC LINES WERE FOUND SEVERELY DAMAGED AN FLARES DUE TO OVERTIGHTENING. (2) OF THE LINES, PN MY20721-207 AND MY207212-218, ATTACH TO THE LT OUTFLOW VALVE. THE (3RD) LINE PN MY20721-219 ATTACHES TO THE RT OUTFLOW VALVE. THE AN FLARE ON LINE MY20721-207 HAD WALL THICKNESS REDUCTION AND A SMALL PIECE MISSING FROM THE FLARE. THE FLARE ON LINE MY20721-218 WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH THE PIECES OF THE FLARE CONTAINED IN THE B-NUT. THE FLARE ON LINE MY20721-219 HAD WALL THICKNESS REDUCTION AND WAS CRACKED ALMOST COMPLETELY AROUND AT APPROXIMATELY THE MID POINT OF THE FLARE. RECOMMEND CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF ALL AN AND MS CONNECTIONS AT THE NEXT OUTFLOW VALVE INSPECTION AND CLEANING AND PROPER TIGHTENING OF LINES IAW AC43.13-1B. (K)