Service difficulty report · Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 20, 2006
Submitted
June 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK310
Aircraft time
4,831 hours, 4,095 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
9794941
Part serial
P154
Condition
Defective
Location
Aft Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON T/O CREW NOTED A BURNING BLEED AIR ODOR UNTIL AIRCRAFT WAS LEVELED 23,000 FT. IN DESCENT SAME SMELL WAS PRESENT. INSPECTED BLEED AIR COMPONENTS, DISCOVERED CONNECTOR FOR FLOW INCREASING VALVE NOT HOOKED UP. CONNECTOR INSTALLED. NO DISCREPANCIES DURING GROUND OPS CHECKS. RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON 6-22-06 CREW NOTED A BURNING BLEED AIR SMELL UP UNTIL LEVELED OFF, SAME ODOR ON DESCENT. A DEFECTIVE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVE DISCOVERED BY MAINTENANCE DURING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES. PRESSURIZATION VALVE AND ASSOCIATED GASKETS WERE REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD DURING OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WHILE PERFORMING GROUND ENGINE RUNS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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