Service difficulty report · Filter · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
July 12, 2006
Submitted
July 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N60AR
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1743
Part
Filter
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Receiver- Dryer
Component
Receiver- Dryer
Component part number
1936T1007
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THIS AND MANY OTHER AC HAS AIR CONDITIONER SHUT DOWNS BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE RECEIVERS-DRYERS. WE HAVE CUT OPEN THE EFFECTED DRYERS AND FOUND THAT THE FILTER SCREEN COLLAPSE AND DERIVED THE SYSTEM DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SWITCH ACTIVATES AND SHUTS DOWN THE SYSTEM. THIS PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT GETS VERY HOT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS COULD POISE A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY AIRCRAFT HAVE HAD SEVERAL RECEIVER-DRYERS REPLACED. IT SEEMS THAT A TECHNICIAN HAS TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL A GOOD PART IS INSTALLED. (K)