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Incident

FAA incident report · Braero HS125700A · Las Vegas, NV · September 5, 2000

Date: September 5, 2000 · 20:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mc Carran International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N161WC
Reported as: Braero HS125700A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,960 total683 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)09-05-00, Hawker 125, N161WC, owned by wc leasing corp. and operated by privacy data omitted encountered an engine bleed air valve malfunction at cruise. The valve is used for cockpit heat emergency purposes and failed to close when the switch was placed in the closed position. Pilot initiated immediate desent for mccarran international airport (las), this allowed a power reduction that reduced hot bleed air entering in the cockpit. Aircraft landed safely and taxied to the ramp. Maintenance found the flight deck heat valve to be faulty and replaced valve with like item. Maintenance will follow up and submit a m or d report on the malfunction and the faulty valve. Case closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)09-05-00, HAWKER 125, N161WC, OWNED BY WC LEASING CORP. AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ ENCOUNTERED AN ENGINE BLEED AIR VALVE MALFUNCTION AT CRUISE. THE VALVE IS USED FOR COCKPIT HEAT EMERGENCY PURPOSES AND FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN THE SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. PILOT INITIATED IMMEDIATE DESENT FOR MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAS), THIS ALLOWED A POWER REDUCTION THAT REDUCED HOT BLEED AIR ENTERING IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK HEAT VALVE TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED VALVE WITH LIKE ITEM. MAINTENANCE WILL FOLLOW UP AND SUBMIT A M OR D REPORT ON THE MALFUNCTION AND THE FAULTY VALVE. CASE CLOSED.