Service difficulty report · Knob · Beech A100

Difficulty date
January 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
13,257 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3C
Part
Knob
Part number
10246426
Condition
Broken
Location
Rate Controller
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS MINUS 40 ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT FROM CYOJ TO CYXD ON LANDING THE CABIN FAILED TO DE-PRESSURIZE NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE PILOTS BROKE THE KNOB OFF THE RATE CONTROLLER WITH THEIR SAUSAGE FINGERS, (NO WONDER THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT DEPRESSURIZE NORMALLY). THE RATE CONTROLLER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT, THE AIRCRAFT FUNCTION CHECKED NORMALLY AND WAS RELEASED.

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