Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 27, 2007
Submitted
May 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3199Q
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE213
Aircraft time
21,568 hours, 29,509 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1143840391
Part serial
1078
Condition
Shorted
Location
A/C System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, BOTH ENVIR FAIL LIGHTS CAME ON, CREW RETURNED TO STATION WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. LEFT SYSTEM WAS INITIALLY REPAIRED BY REPLACING PRECOOLER THRU VALVE & BYPASS VALVE. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE RIGHT SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING SHORTED PRESSURE SWITCH. THIS SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENTLY & PARTIALLY INTERNALLY SHORTED BETWEEN 4 OF THE PINS TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE CASE. THIS INTERMITTENT FAULT IS SUSPECTED TO BE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.

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