Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
April 6, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N911CM
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB820
Aircraft time
8,775 hours, 9,007 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
1013800181
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cabin Door
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT WOULD NOT MAKE MAX DIF IN FLIGHT, AND THE PASSENGER SAID THAT THEY COULD HEAR ALOT MORE WIND NOISE AROUND THE CABIN DOOR AREA THAN NORMAL. GROUND CHECKED THE SYS AND FOUND THAT THE CABIN DOOR PNEUMATIC VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THIS VALVE IS IN A LOW AREA OF THE BLEED AIR SYS AND IS PRONE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE VALVE AND CORRODING IT. THIS VALVE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AT SOME INSP TIME INTERVAL AND CLEANED THIS WOULD KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING.