Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 20, 2000
Submitted
September 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3058
Aircraft time
12,758 hours, 11,457 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Valve
Part number
851003
Part serial
0751
Condition
Failed
Location
De-Ice System
Part time
12,766 hours, 11,465 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT 4170 LEVELED OFF IN CRUISE AND FOUND THEY WERE IN ICING CONDITIONS WHEN THE CREW RECEIVED A AIRFOIL DE-ICE FAIL CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO PIT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE EJECTOR FLOW CONTROL VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.