Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 22, 2000
Submitted
September 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3070
Aircraft time
11,540 hours, 10,088 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Control Valve
Part number
851003B
Part serial
0476A
Condition
Failed
Location
De-Ice System
Part time
12,144 hours, 11,030 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT 4060 WAS EN ROUTE TO CAE AND HAD AN AIRFOIL DE-ICE FAIL. FLIGHT 4060 WAS IN ICING CONDITIONS AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO PIT FOR MAINTENANCE. 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.