Service difficulty report · Ejector Valve · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 20, 2003
Submitted
April 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3043
Aircraft time
20,511 hours, 18,221 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Ejector Valve
Part number
851003
Part serial
0788
Condition
Failed
Location
Rh
Part time
18,554 hours, 16,046 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

EN ROUTE, THE CREW RECEIVED AN AIR FOIL DE-ICE FAIL IN ALL MODES AND DIVERTED TO DAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 17HH EJECTOR CONTROL VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.