Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
November 15, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
4,491 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
1013800273
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pneumatic Press
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) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL230 THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED THE PNEUMATIC PRESSURE GUAGE RAPIDLY FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 18 AND 23 PSI. THERE WAS AN ASSOCIATED CHATTERING HEARD IN THE AIRFRAME, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLUCTUATING INDICATOR. FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO BASE AND PNEUMATIC INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL DESCENDING THROUGH 15,000 FEET AND REMAINED THAT WAY TO LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PNEUMATIC PRESSURE VALVE/REGULATOR PN 101-380027-3 (PN 1H75-12). (TC NR 20071116002)

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