Service difficulty report · Regulator · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 3, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
3,974 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Regulator
Part number
1H7512
Part serial
9AN55
Condition
Failed
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PNEUMATIC REGULATOR FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT OCCURRED. PILOTS HAD TWO BLEED AIR FAIL LIGHTS, LEFT AND RIGHT, AND ALSO NOTED LOSS OF SUCTION AND PNEUMATIC PRESSURES CONFORMING LIGHT INDICATION. PILOTS RETURNED TO BASE. UPON INSPECTION THE REGULATOR FOUND TO HAVE TOTALLY FAILED. THIS TYPE OF REGULATOR HAS A SAFETY WHERE BY IT SHOULD REGULATE TO 20 PSI UPON FAILURE OF THE NORMAL 18 PSI REGULATION. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT, TESTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

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