Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 20, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB170
Aircraft time
20,981 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
10138001313
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LEAK DOWN OF CABIN PRESSURE. THE TROUBLE WAS TRACED TO THE FLOW CONTROL PACK UNITS. BOTH CONTROL UNITS WERE REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNITS. THE UNITS THAT WERE INSTALLED NEVER PROVIDED ENOUGH FLOW FOR PRESURIZATION, HEATING AND COOLING. WHEN THE OVERHAULER OF THE UNITS WAS CONTACTED, THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CALIBRATION SYSTEM WHICH MADE THE FLOW PACKS PUT OUT MINIMUM AIR. THEY HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR TWO MONTHS OR MORE HOWEVER THEY CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AND SELL OVERHAULED UNITS. OUR COMPANY RECEIVED TWO OVERHAULED UNITS TO REPLACE THESE THAT WERE OVERHAULED IMPROPERLY ALSO. THE COMPANY SPECIFIED THAT ANY PACKS OVERHAULED BEFORE MAY 19 W