Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 25, 2006
Submitted
June 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK387
Aircraft time
1,480 hours, 1,286 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
32968022
Part serial
1075
Condition
Faulty
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND WAS DIFFICULT TO REGULATE WITH CABIN CONTROLS IN BOTH MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC MODE SETTINGS. THE SYSTEM WAS EMITTING A BURNT RUBBER SMELL INTO THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AREAS. WHEN THE COCKPIT TEMPERATURE WAS ADJUSTED IT APPEARED TO CHANGE THE CABIN TEMPERATURE. AFTER THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED ON, THE BURNT RUBBER SMELL SEEMED TO GET WORSE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE COCKPIT TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED A COMPLETE OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE. TEST PORT PRESSURES AND ACM TEMPERATURES WERE ALL WITHIN LIMITATIONS. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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