Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
August 22, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft time
14,087 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
10155008723
Condition
Binding
Location
Cabin Temp
Stage of operation
DE
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

ACFT WAS ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT AND DURING DESCENT THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED A COOLER TEMP FOR THE CABIN. UPON THAT SELECTION CABIN TEMP ROSE AND THE CREW DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR THE RISE IN CABIN TEMP. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE SNAG ON THE GROUND BUT TO NO AVAIL. AN INSP OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYS WAS INITIATED. THE LT BYPASS VALVE WAS REMOVED AND UPON A CLOSER INSP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SMALL SCREWS HOLDING THE BUTTERFLY VALVE IN PLACE WERE MISSING. VALVE WAS BINDING CAUSING THE VALVE TO BE (ELECTRICALLY) OVER LOADED AND THUS POPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. AN INSP OF THE RT BYPASS VALVE REVEALED 1 SCREW MISSING. THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE CARRIED OUT AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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