Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 1, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309CE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
39,938 hours, 46,483 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
3690FS2
Part serial
0293
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
39,938 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 CRUISE THE DEICE TIMER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH WHICH DIRECTED THEM TO LEAVE ICING CONDITIONS, DUE TO CURRENT WX THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DEPART SO CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO IAD. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CABIN WAS PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED REGULATOR VALVE RT SIDE IAW SAAB MM 36-11-05, REPAIRED LEAKING BOOT PATCH ON RT INBOARD BOOT IAW 30-10-35.

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