Service difficulty report · Flow Valve · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 29, 2013
Submitted
April 2, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N863FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0186
Aircraft time
11,963 hours, 13,438 cycles
Part
Flow Valve
Part number
1313207
Part serial
CAVIM12D0292
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 500
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 FLOW CHECK, FOUND PROPORTIONING VALVE MALFUNCTIONING. INTERNAL CHECK VALVE INOPERATIVE LETTING FLUID IN LINES TO PANELS BLEED BACK INTO TANK. IAW OPS CHECK, THE CHECK CAN BE DONE THREE TIMES. THE VALVE FAILED EACH TIME. REPLACED VALVE WITH ANOTHER NEW VALVE WHICH THEN PASSED THE FLOW CHECK.

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