Service difficulty report · Flow Valve · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 5, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0435
Aircraft time
6,755 hours, 6,248 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Engine time
6,548 hours, 6,067 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Flow Valve
Part number
1H1014RX
Part serial
8AU59
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 400
Part time
267 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF THE BLEED AIR HEAT CAME ON WITHOUT PILOT INPUT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN HEAT OFF WITH SYS SWITCH AND TEMP. CONTROL KNOB. NEITHER ACTION WORKED. COCKPIT WAS GETTING EXCESSIVELY HOT SO PILOT OPENED UP ALL AIR VENTS AND PULLED FIREWALL SHUTOFF VALVE FOR BLEED AIR HEAT. AFTER ACTUATING SHUTOFF VALVE POSSIBLE LIGHT SMOKE AND ODOR FROM A EXCESSIVELY WARM SYS WAS NOTED IN COCKPIT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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