SDR 96ZZZX5544

Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
September 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N30PH
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB635
Part
Valve
Part number
10138001313
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Lt Eng Flow Cont
Stage of operation
IN
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

PILOT REPORTS WARM AIR INFLOW TO CABIN AT FLOOR VENTS AND AT EYEBALL VENTS AT GLARESHIELD. SHUTTING OFF LEFT SOURCE OF BLEED AIR, AIR FLOW RETURNS TO NORMAL TEMPERATURE. RIGHT SIDE TURNED OFF, AIR TEMP BECOMES EXCESSIVELY WARM. CHANGED PNEUMOSTAT, AIR-TO-AIR COOLER, ETC. CHECKED ENTIRE BLEED AIR SYSTEM, COULD NOT LOCATE DEFECT. DECIDED TO CHANGE LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. ALSO NOTED LT ENGINE PARAMETERS MATCHED RT ENGINE MORE CLOSELY AFTER FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS CHANGED. VALVE IN QUESTION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR TEMP OF AIR GOING INTO CABIN.