Service difficulty report · Flow Valve · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 13, 2018
Submitted
May 17, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N490DC
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500117
Aircraft time
10,149 hours, 8,486 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Engine time
10,077 hours, 8,434 cycles
Part
Flow Valve
Part number
228465
Part serial
1349
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Zone 100
Part time
10,149 hours, 8,436 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, 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 CLIMB, THE RIGHT PRECOOLER FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW AND PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THE RIGHT BLEED AIR SOURCE WAS SELECTED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING INCLUDED SWAPPING THE FLOW CONTROL VALVES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT. ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THE LEFT PRECOOL FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS INSTALL. NO FURTHER PRECOOL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED DURING APPROXIMATELY 10 FLIGHTS SINCE THE CHANGE.

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