Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 20, 2015
Submitted
June 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N864GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49912
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE, PNEU PRESS READ 30 PSI WITH BOTH XFEED LEVERS CLOSED. WHEN EITHER LT OR RT AIRFOIL SWITCH TURNED ON PSI DROPPED TO ZERO. WHEN EITHER LT OR RT AIRFOIL SWITCH TURNED OFF, PNEU PSI WOULD SLOWLY BUILD BACK UP TO 30 PSI WITH BOTH XFEED LEVERS CLOSED. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT & TEST FOR PNEUMATIC XFEED VLV CONTROLS IAW AMM 36-10-03-2-0. IT IS PERMISSIBLE FOR PRESS TO BE INDICATED ON INDICATOR WITH XFEED VLVS CLOSED. WHEN LT OR RT AIR FOIL SWITCH ON PRESS INDICATED IS 22 PSI OR LESS IS ACCEPTABLE LEAKAGE FOR XFEED VLVS.

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