Service difficulty report · Valve · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
March 3, 2006
Submitted
March 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
195
Aircraft time
17,915 hours, 15,274 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
L84A13603
Part serial
20344
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Feeder Tank
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB CREW ENCOUNTERED FUEL ODORS IN COCKPIT THEN AT 1000 FT AGL FUEL MIST DEVELOPED WHEN AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED. CREW CLOSED ENGINE BLEED AIR, INCREASING CABIN ALTITUDE. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH TOL TOWER AND ENTERED BASE LEG FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO TOL AND FOUND THE RIGHT FUEL FEEDER TANK PRESSURIZATION CHECK VALVE FAULTY. THE CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM THEN CHECKED NORMALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FALCON 20 MM 28-10-40. RAN ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM TO CLEAR FUMES FROM CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.