Service difficulty report · Precooler · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 23, 2006
Submitted
May 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE139
Aircraft time
23,039 hours, 31,073 cycles
Part
Precooler
Part number
2193800115
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING CRUISE, CREW NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER, ACCOMPANIED BY LOW CABIN PRESSURE LIMITED TO 4 PSI AND THE CABIN TEMPERATURE WOULD ONLY WARM UP TO 45 DEGREES F. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT BLEED INOPERATIVE, AND FOUND BOTH LEFT ENGINE PRECOOLER VALVES STICKING. THE VALVES WERE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED. SYSTEM THEN OPERATED CORRECTLY, CABIN PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AND CABIN TEMP OPERATED CORRECTLY.

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