Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
September 30, 2026
Submitted
September 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295N
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0499
Aircraft time
13 hours, 9 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
5812103
Part serial
5701
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Zone 100
Part time
13 hours, 9 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TEXTRON ALERTED US THAT THE OUTFLOW VALVES ON SOME OF THEIR NEW DELIVERIES WERE PRODUCED BY A VENDOR WITH AN UNCERTIFIED TOOL. THE AFFECTED PARTS WERE ON 2 PLANES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN DELIVERY OF BUT NOT YET ON OUR 135 CERTIFICATE. THESE PARTS WERE ALSO ON 2 OTHER PLANES THAT WERE NEARING DELIVERY DATES. THE 2 PLANES NEARING DELIVERY DATES AS WELL AS ONE THAT WE TOOK DELIVERY OF WERE STILL AT THE FACTORY AND ARE HAVING THE OUTFLOW VALVES CHANGED PRIOR TO US RECEIVING OR USING THEM. THE OTHER PLANE (N295NE) THAT WE DID TAKE DELIVERY OF WENT TO A TEXTRON SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE VALVE REPLACED. 2. WHEN AT THE SERVICE CENTER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EXPECTED SN OF THE VALVE INSTALLED WAS INCORRECT IN TEXTRON'S RECORDS

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