SDR Y2PA96029

Service difficulty report · Nonreturn Valve · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
May 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
57
Part
Nonreturn Valve
Part number
L84A13603
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Feeder Tank
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

YIP - FLT 14593 - DURING CLIMB AFTER DEPARTURE AT YIP, FUEL FUMES WERE DETECTED IN THE CABIN BY CREW. BLEED AIR SOURCES WERE ALTERNATED WITH NO EFFECT. FUMES SEEMED TO STOP WITH BLEEDS TURNED OFF. CREW USED OXYGEN DURING THIS TIME. PRIOR TO LANDING, NR 1 BLEED AS SELECTED ON WITH RETURN OF STRONG FUEL FUMES. FOUND RIGHT FEEDER TANK PRESSURIZATION CHECK VALVE OFF ITS SEAT. REMOVED, CLEANED, AND REINSTALLED IN FEEDER. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURE IN FALCON 20 MM 28-10-40, PAGES 101 AND 102. ALSO, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF REAR COMPARTMENT TANK REFUELING IAW 38-20-0, PAGE 502, ITEM 6B WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. (X)