Service difficulty report · Filter · Cirrus SR22T

Difficulty date
January 16, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
K5SR339N
Elevate MRO, LLC
Aircraft
N113HS
Make and model
Cirrus SR22T
Aircraft serial
0484
Aircraft time
272 hours
Part
Filter
Part number
21986203
Part serial
NA
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
272 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT HIS TKS SYSTEM HAD LITTLE TO NO FLOW IN-FLIGHT AND ON GROUND. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND CONFIRMED DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF TKS FILTER AND FOUND THAT FILTER HAD COLLAPSED AND SWELLED, WHICH CAUSED THE TKS #1 AND #2 METERING PUMPS TO FAIL AND 3 WAY VALVE TO OVER PRESSURIZE AND BLOW OUT THE POPPETS ON THE 3 WAY VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TKS FILTER, BOTH PUMPS AND 3 WAY VALVE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK OF TKS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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