Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
November 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Part
Solenoid
Part number
2297009
Condition
Burnt Out
Location
Ambient Air
Part time
4,929 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE, GROUND POWER WAS USED FOR TESTING. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED EXITING THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE COWL. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS SHUT OFF. INVESTIGATION FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM THE AMBIENT AIR SHUTOFF VALVE SOLENOID, LOCATED INLINE BETWEEN THE PNEUMOSTAT AND THE BUTTERFLY AIR VALVE OF THE RIGHT SIDE FLO-PACK ASSEMBLY. THE SOLENOID IS POWERED TO CLOSE. IT IS NORMALLY OPEN AND IS THEREFORE POWERED UP WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND WITH POWER TO THE BUS.