Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 23, 2020
Submitted
December 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440LN
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK189
Aircraft time
10,118 hours, 8,366 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
45AS63019009
Part serial
0562A
Condition
Defective
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING LESS THAN 5% OF AIRFLOW INTO THE CABIN FROM THE RT ENGINE PRESSURE SOURCE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. RT ITT IS 30 DEGREES COOLER THAN THE LT ENGINE ITT. BELOW 25000 FT RT ENGINE PRESSURE UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE CABIN ALONE. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THE RT PRSOV DEFECTIVE. AN OVERHAULED PRSOV WAS INSTALLED. OPERATIONS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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