Service difficulty report · Housing · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
July 24, 2010
Submitted
July 26, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N317AF
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
401061
Aircraft time
548 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Engine time
548 hours
Part
Housing
Part number
D4171662030
Condition
Damaged
Location
Alt Air Valve
Part time
548 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

THE THREADS ON THE ALTERNATE AIR VALVE BODY WERE STRIPPED OUT COMPLETELY. THE CONTROL CABLE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VALVE BODY, AS A RESULT THE VALVE BODY WAS FREE TO ROTATE WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. SO THE ENGINE COULD BE GETTING UNFILTERED AIR.

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