Service difficulty report · Ejector Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
February 27, 2001
Submitted
March 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3057
Aircraft time
13,941 hours, 12,357 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Ejector Valve
Part number
3D355601
Part serial
N0356
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
8,155 hours, 7,017 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMBOUT THE LEFT ENGINE INLET DEICE FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES OF THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK BUT THE FAIL MESSAGE WOULD NOT CLEAR. DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE INLET DEICE EJECTOR FLOW CONTROL VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-22-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.