Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 17, 2002
Submitted
October 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207CJ
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC107
Aircraft time
25,431 hours, 39,155 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
91210E
Part serial
0394
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

BOS- AFTER TAXIING TO GATE THE LT ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. FIRE T-HANDLE WAS PULLED, NO EFFECT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS CLOSED. THE MANUAL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS CLOSED AS WELL WITH NO ENGINE SHUT DOWN. TRANSFERRED FUEL OUT OF THE LT TANK AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MOTIVE FLOW CHECK VALVE WAS STUCK OPEN ALLOWING FUEL TO BE DRAWN FROM THE COLLECTOR TANK BYPASSING THE SHUTOFF VALVES. THE MOTIVE FLOW CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED. DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE FIRE T-HANDLE WAS PULLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHIN 10 SECONDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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