Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
December 16, 2014
Submitted
January 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL892
Aircraft time
517 hours, 473 cycles
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
1530003
Part serial
13041125
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cabin
Part time
529 hours, 484 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE CREW SMELLED ELEC TYPE BURNING SMELL. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASK. FEW MINUTES LATER CREW REMOVED MASK & SMELL WAS UNDETECTABLE. DURING DESCENT CREW NOTICED THE SMELL AGAIN & ELECTED TO DIVERT TO & DECLARED AN EMER. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACFT WAS FERRIED TO SERVICE CTR FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING & IS STILL CURRENTLY IN MX. MX WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND THE SOURCE OF THE BURNING SMELL. AN UNEVENTFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. FOUND AND REPLACED AN OVERHEATING CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY. A CORRODED LAV ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO A CRACKED WELD ON WATER TANK. WATER TANK WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS FLIGHT WERE PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 01/08/2014 AND THE DISCREPANCY HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED. .

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