SDR SWIA972500

Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 10, 2001
Submitted
April 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120335
Aircraft time
7,172 hours, 10,866 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON THE GROUND W/APU RUNNING, CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR IS ACTIVATED. ISOLATED SOURCE TO BE LEFT PACK. APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE CLOSED LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH SWITCH IN OPEN POSITION. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND VENTURI TUBE ASSEMBLY CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. WASHED HEAT EXCHANGERS, RAN COOLING FAN FOR 30 MINS, RAN AIRCRAFT. DISCREPANCIES STILL EXISTS. P/N 120-50481-001. ISOLATED SOURCE TO APU. REPLACED APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE AND RAN APU. OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N ON 109812-1, S/N ON P-112C, P/N OFF 109812-9, S/N OFF 2276.

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