Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 2, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
526
Aircraft time
12,402 hours, 17,606 cycles
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
100314001
Part serial
823
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
12,402 hours, 17,606 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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

BOI - FLIGHT 2202 - THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD TWICE WHEN AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE. ON THE FIRST RETURN, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE STICKING. REPLACED THE VALVE, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO THE FIELD, MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS AND REPLACED THE FLOW CONTROL SERVO. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.