What was found
BALL ON WRONG SIDE OF SPRING, WHICH ALLOWS IT TO REST IN CLOSED POSITION, NOT ALLOWING PROPER DRAINAGE.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2007
- Submitted
- April 4, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N402QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4032
- Engine
- Pwc PW150A
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Drain Valve
- Part number
- 164161100
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Apu
- Component
- Apu · Sundstrandem
- Component part number
- T6246C12
- 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.