Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
October 26, 2022
Submitted
October 26, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N77WC
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL327
Aircraft time
6,950 hours, 5,977 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
1H982
Part serial
8AD190M
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 500
Part time
6,950 hours, 5,977 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

77WC PART 135 FLIGHT. ORIGINAL ROUTE WAS KBJC – KSNA. AFTER DEPARTING KBJC DURING CRUISE THE CREW LOST THE LEFT HAND FLOWPACK/ ENVIRONMENTAL BLEED SYSTEM, EXPERIENCING A CABIN RATE CLIMB AND DROP IN CABIN PRESSURIZATION. CREW DESCENDED AND LANDED SAFELY IN KGJT. WE VERIFIED THE INOPERATIVE PORTION OF THE SYSTEM AND CONTINUED OPS UNDER OPEN MEL TO KSNA.

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