Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 19, 2021
Submitted
October 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N345HC
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK421
Aircraft time
7,584 hours, 6,164 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32908022
Part serial
1150
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit Temp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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 THE COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD NOT WARM WHEN TURNED FULLY HOT. ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM FOUND THE COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW VALVE. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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