Service difficulty report · Control Knob · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 21, 2011
Submitted
December 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520MC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB43
Aircraft time
14,252 hours, 15,852 cycles
Part
Control Knob
Part number
1303466
Part serial
791277
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING RECEIVING INSP OF O/H PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND BEFORE INSTALLATION, FOUND THE "CAB ALT" KNOB BINDING INTERMITTENTLY AND MAKING A RATCHETING NOISE WHEN ADJUSTED. PART WAS NOT INSTALLED ON ACFT. NOTIFIED THE VENDOR THAT THE PART WAS PURCHASED FROM. PLACED AN ORDER FOR A DIFFERENT CONTROLLER.