Service difficulty report · Tube · Beech B200C

Difficulty date
July 24, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200C
Aircraft time
17,517 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Tube
Part number
44EVAB4
Condition
Split
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB CREW OBSERVED A RT BLEED AIR LIGHT. WHEN RT BLEED AIR SWITCHED OFF, LT BLEED WOULD NOT HOLD CABIN PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS CARRIED OUT. AT 7,000 THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AND RETURNED TO BASE. THE DAMAGED PIECE OF TUBING WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS TUBING IS PRESSURIZED BY THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. IF IT LEAKS. AS IS THE CASE WITH THIS AIRCRAFT IT WILL GIVE A BLEED AIR INDICATION, AND A FALSE WARNING TO THE FLIGHT CREW.

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