Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Beech B200

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
12,388 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Control Unit
Part number
1H982
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW NOTICED A DECREASE IN CABIN DIFF. WHEN ACFT RETURNED TO MX BASE. IT WAS GROUND RUN AND THE LT FLOW CONTROL UNIT WAS NOT SUPPLYING THE REQUIRED AIR FLOW TO MAINTAIN THE CABIN DIFFERENTIAL. FLOW CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND GROUND TESTED. THIS UNIT WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT OCTOBER 21/09 AND ONLY HAD 163.5 HOURS ON IT. THIS IS THE 3 O/H UNIT INSTALLED THAT HAS NOT PERFORMED. 1FAILED ON INSTALL, THE 2ND OPERATED FOR 10 HOURS, BOTH OF THESE UNITS HAVE BEEN SENT BACK TO THE O/H FACILITY FOR EVALUATION.

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