Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
August 17, 2005
Submitted
August 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK273
Aircraft time
4,743 hours, 3,950 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32908001
Part serial
507
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 250 THERE WAS EXTREMELY HOT AIR BLOWING FROM THE REAR VENT IN THE LAVATORY. THE AFT CABIN WALL WAS FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY HOT AND WAS SMELLING LIKE BURNING RUBBER. A REQUEST WAS MADE TO DIVERT THE AIRCRAFT, AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. FOLLOWING LANDING, THE CREW ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZING WHILE ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE AND PERFORMED A CABIN TEMPERATURE SYSTEM TEST. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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