Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
January 2, 2015
Submitted
January 8, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N471MD
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250122
Aircraft time
4,398 hours, 3,539 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
1989001
Part serial
0253
Condition
Blocked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
4,398 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING A MAINTENANCE RUN, THE LT ANTI-ICE CHECK VALVE CAME APART INTERNALLY AND SENT DEBRIS DOWNSTREAM TO THE WING ANTI-ICE VALVE AND THE DEBRIS BECAME LODGED IN THE WING ANTI-ICE VALVE. THE WING ANTI-ICE VALVE WAS JAMMED BY THIS DEBRIS AND JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION WHICH CAUSED BLEED AIR TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE LT WING LEADING CAUSING IT TO WARP.

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