Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
July 21, 2026
Submitted
July 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N398GF
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1019
Aircraft time
6,396 hours, 5,391 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
1013810153
Part serial
5401B
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 500
Part time
6,440 hours, 5,369 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT BLEED AIR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB OUT OF BFI. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE CHECK FOR THIS CLEARED, THEN WARNING LIGHT RETURNED. LEFT BLEED AIR VALVE WAS PLACED IN THE PNEUMATIC AND OFF POSITION. LIGHT THEN CONTINUED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 300. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF, THE LEFT BLEED AIR LIGHT FAIL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN WITH THE BLEED AIR VALVE SWITCH IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE CREW REVIEWED THE EP AGAIN AND RETURNED TO BFI. PILOT IN COMMAND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. LEFT BLEED AIR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH POWER REDUCTION DURING DECENT.

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