Service difficulty report · Regulator · Beech B300

Difficulty date
January 6, 2020
Submitted
January 6, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
NOZR888K
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
Aircraft
N72NG
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1047
Aircraft time
2,471 hours, 5,743 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
1H7513
Part serial
7BN69
Condition
Failed
Location
Pneumatic Sys
Part time
215 hours, 484 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PRESSURE REGULATOR AND RELIEF VALVE FAILURES AS AN OPERATOR OF TWO KING AIR B300, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OUR SIXTH PNEUMATIC PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE WITHIN THE LAST 13 MONTHS. I PERFORMED A REVIEW OF ALL RELEVANT 8130’S FROM PRIOR FAILED UNITS AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL WERE OVERHAULED BY PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION – ELYRIA (CERTIFICATE NO: H05R916M)

DATE OF FAILURES ON BOTH AIRCRAFT:

N72NG - REPLACED DEC/2018, MAY/2019, JUL/2019, JAN/6/2020

N77NG - REPLACED FEB/2019, DEC/2019

PARKER HANNIFIN P/N: 1H75-13 ACFT MANF. P/N: 101-380027-5

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