Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Beech A100

Difficulty date
December 28, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
12,356 hours
Part
Flapper Valve
Part number
1013841731
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Part time
12,345 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) DURING A TEST FLIGHT TO TEST THE RH FLOW PACK WHILE CLIMBING OUT THROUGH 5000 FEET, THERE WAS A SCREAM IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE PRESSURIZATION DUCTING INSIDE THE CABIN AND FOUND THAT A FLAPPER VALVE HAD DISLODGED ITSELF INSIDE THE DUCTING AND WAS CAUSING THIS WHISTLE "SCREAMING" NOISE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR A TEST FLIGHT.

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