Service difficulty report · Valve · Lkheed 1329

Difficulty date
May 23, 2002
Submitted
May 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1BL
Make and model
Lkheed 1329
Aircraft serial
5097
Engine
Pwa JT12A6A
Part
Valve
Part serial
JF001A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Anti-Ice Sys
Part time
62 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ANTI-ICE VALVE FAILED AFTER 62.9 HOURS, AFTER OVERHAUL. VALVE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. SINCE THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT VALVES AVAILABLE, AND ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FREE THE VALVE UP TO MAKE A FLIGHT WHICH DID NOT WORK, FLIGHT WAS CANCELED UNTIL A REPLACEMENT VALVE WAS SUPPLIED. IT IS THIS REPAIR STATIONS FINDING THAT THESE VALVES ARE NOT BEING PROPERLY TESTED AFTER OVERHAUL.